Duke senior Jasmine Thomas was named as one of 40 finalists for the State Farm All-America team.
Coaches from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association voted on the finalists. The team will be named during the NCAA women's Final Four in Indianapolis on April 3-5.
Thomas, a 5-foot-9 guard from Fairfax, Va., has led Duke in scoring for the second consecutive season, averaging 14.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.4 steals.
No. 2-seeded Duke (31-3) faces No. 3 DePaul on Sunday in the Philadelphia Regional semifinals.
Thomas is also candidate for several national player of the year awards. She is one of four ACC players named as the State Farm finalist list, along with Miami's Shenise Johnson and Riquna Williams and Boston College's Carolyn Swords.
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