Liz Cambage selected to WNBA All-Rookie first team

Liz Cambage selected to WNBA All-Rookie first team

Australian basketball rising star Liz Cambage has capped off a stellar debut season in the WNBA with the Tulsa Shock, being named in the All-Rookie first team, the honour awarded to the five premier rookie players, one for each position on the court.

The 19 year old, 203cm centre, who was taken at the second overall pick in the 2011 WNBA draft, was also named in this year’s WNBA All-Star game, and finished off an impressive season leading all rookies in rebounds (4.7 rpg), while averaging 11.5 points per game also.

Cambage  started 11 games for the Shock this season. She had a career high in rebounds (15) in her second game in the WNBA against the Lynx on June 7.