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WNBA rookie squad announced


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The WNBA announced its All-Rookie Team on Thursday.

Atlanta's Angel McCoughtry, Detroit's Shavonte Zellous, Phoenix's DeWanna Bonner, Minnesota's Renee Montgomery and Washington's Marissa Coleman were selected as the top first-year players of the 2009 season.

McCoughtry, the top overall pick of the 2009 draft, averaged 12.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 2.1 assists in 34 games this year for the Dream. Zellous appeared in all 34 games for the Shock, averaging 11.9 points and 3.1 rebounds.

Bonner posted averages of 11.9 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Mercury, while Montgomery scored 9.0 points a game for the Lynx and Coleman chipped in 6.1 points for the Mystics.

Coleman was the second pick of this year's draft, while Montgomery and Bonner were selected fourth and fifth, respectively. Zellous was chosen 11th overall.

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