Atlanta Dream forward Angel McCoughtry was
named the WNBA's Rookie of the Year on Thursday.
The top overall pick in the 2009 draft, McCoughtry posted game averages of
12.8 points and 2.2 steals in 34 contests to top all first-year players. She
also ranked fifth in assists with 2.1 per game.
McCoughtry received 30 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and
broadcasters, while Phoenix's DeWanna Bonner garnered nine votes to finish
second. Shavonte Zellous of the Detroit Shock was third with two votes.
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