Former UConn guard Renee Montgomery was named to the five-member WNBA All-Rookie team.

The Atlanta Dream's Angel McCoughtry, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 WNBA draft, and DeWanna Bonner of the Phoenix Mercury, were the top vote-getters, garnering 12 points followed by Montgomery, who was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Lynx, and the Detroit Shock's Shavonte Zellous, who each had 11 points. Waashington's Marissa Coleman completed the team meaning that all five players were first-round picks.

It was also a reminder of the talent coming out of the Big East since McCoughtry (Louisville), Montgomery and Zellous (Pittsburgh) all made the team.

Montgomery played in all 34 games for the Lynx as a rookie, starting nine. She averaged 9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. Montgomery scored in double figures 11 times, highlighted by a 24-point effort against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 7.