One of the top scorers in the Southland earned a spot among the elite in the state on Tuesday with the announcement of the 2022-23 Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association All-Louisiana women’s basketball teams.
Candice Parramore led Northwestern State in scoring the past two seasons and picked up her second All-Louisiana honor with a spot on the third team following her dynamic final season for the Demons.
The Dallas, Texas, native averaged 16.4 points per game during league games, reaching double digits in 13 of the 14 conference games in which she played this year. She had five different 20-point outings and the ended the season with a career-best 12 straight games scoring 10 or more points.
She scored 20 or more in back-to-back games for the third time in her career in a pair of home wins against HCU and Lamar. She was the easy choice for Southland Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.5 assists in those two games.
Parramore set and matched her career-high scoring total of 26 on consecutive Saturday games during conference play, helping the Demons earn wins against Texas A&M-Commerce and pull off a wild win against New Orleans.
She finished her NSU career as the best career free-throw shooter in program history, converting at an .847 clip in her two seasons, going 243-for-286 from the stripe. She was the first player in nearly 30 years to make 100 or more free throws in consecutive seasons after Angela Simpson did it in three straight seasons from 1992-95.
Parramore was a first-team all-conference honoree as well this season and the first first-teamer since Beatrice Attura in 2016-17. She was also the first player for NSU to earn consecutive all-conference honors since Janelle Perez got two straight first-team bids from 2014-16.
Full All-Louisiana Team and Individual Awards
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Angel Reese, LSU
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Angel Reese, LSU
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Flau’jae Johnson, LSU
COACH OF THE YEAR: Kim Mulkey, LSU
FIRST TEAM
Sandra Cannady, UNO
Kennedy Hansberry, Loyola
Flau’jae Johnson, LSU
Alexis Morris, LSU
Angel Reese, LSU
SECOND TEAM
Lexi Alexander, Nicholls
Hailey Giaratano, Southeastern Louisiana
Dynah Jones, Tulane
Emma Merriweather, ULM
Keiunna Walker, Louisiana Tech
THIRD TEAM
Miya McKinney, Louisiana Christian
Candice Parramore, Northwestern State
Dearica Pryor, UNO
Anna Larr Roberson, Louisiana Tech
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
