NEW YORK (4/09/02) - Saint Joseph's University's
Susan Moran has been has been invited to participate at the 2002 WNBA Pre-Draft Camp at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago on April 12-13. She joins more than 80 players from over 60 colleges and universities, who wil be showcasing their skills during the two-day combine.
All 16 WNBA teams will be scouting players in preparation for the WNBA draft, which will be held on Friday, April 19, beginning at 11:30 AM. ESPN2 will televise the event nationally. The WNBA tips off its sixth season over Memorial Day weekend.
A senior forward, Moran was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year, as well as a third team Academic All-American. In addition, the honorable mention All-American (AP/WBCA) was a finalist for the inaugural Senior CLASS (National Senior Player of the Year) Award. The all-time leading scorer in SJU basketball history (2,340 points), she is the only player in school history to lead her team in both scoring and rebounding in four straight seasons. This season she ranked among the national leaders and led both the A-10 and Philadelphia Big Five circuits by averaging 23.3 points per game.
A starter in all 122 games of her career, earlier this season she set an Atlantic 10 record by being named the Conference's player of the week eight times. She was also named to the A-10 All-Conference first team for the second straight season and the league's all-Academic squad for the third year in a row.