The team consists of non-NCAA Division I student-athletes from North Carolina colleges and universities. Nominees were submitted by North Carolina sports information professionals. NCCSIA members voted for the all-state teams.
   
The All-State basketball teams include five student-athletes. Teams are selected for men and women in both the college and university (NCAA Division I) divisions.
   
Founded in 2002, The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of North Carolina. The purpose of the organization is to promote collegiate athletics at all schools. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university or conference located in North Carolina, and whose area of responsibility lies within sports information. 

NCSSIA selects all-state teams in the University (Division I) and College (Division II, III, NAIA) divisions for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, softball and baseball.

         North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
         2005 College Division All-State Women’s Basketball Teams
                                
First Team
Pos., Name Class School, Hometown
F Kim Enoch, So., Greensboro, Mebane, N.C.
F Cassie King, So., North Carolina Central, Wendell, N.C.
C Veronica Taylor, Jr., Wingate, Columbia, S.C.
C Celeste Trahan, Fr., Elizabeth City State, Stockton, Calif.
G Nicole Woods, Jr., Belmont Abbey, Gastonia, N.C.
              
Second Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
G Joi Hazel, So., Chowan, Newport News, Va.
F Courtney Hill, Sr., Guilford, Kannapolis, N.C.
F Monica Mason, Sr., Fayetteville State, Virginia Beach, Va.
F Tia Saunders, Jr., Peace, Lawndale, N.C.
C Keauna Vinson Jr. Barton, Zebulon, N.C.

Nominated by North Carolina Sports Information professionals / Selected by
                              NCCSIA members

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NCCSIA 2005 College Division All-State Women’s Basketball Team 

   A transfer from NCAA Division I East Carolina, Kim Enoch helped
Greensboro to a school-record 21 wins and the second round of the NCAA
Division III playoffs. She averaged 18.2 points and 13.0 rebounds per game
and was named the Most Valuable Player of the USA South Athletic Conference
Tournament, which Greensboro won. A Mebane, N.C. resident, Enoch received
First Team D3hoops.com All-South Region honors.
   
North Carolina Central’s Cassie King ranked fourth among NCAA Division
II scoring leaders (22.9 points per game) and earned a spot on the
All-Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Team. She set
school standards for points in a season (864) and game (59, vs. Bowie
State). Her 59-point showing in the CIAA Tournament also broke the league
record. The Wendell, N.C. resident was a Second Team Daktronics All-South
Atlantic Region pick this year.
   
Veronica Taylor joined King on the Second Team All-South Atlantic squad
and made a third straight appearance on the All-South Atlantic Conference
(SAC) Team. She averaged 16.2 points and 9.2 boards per game to help
Wingate receive an at-large bid to the 2005 NCAA Division II Tournament.
The Columbia, S.C. resident made over 56 percent of her shots from the
floor, which ranked 18th in the nation.
   
The all-state team’s lone rookie, Elizabeth City State’s Celeste Trahan
received Second Team All-South Atlantic laurels and the CIAA Rookie of the
Year Award. She led NCAA Division II with 13.7 rebounds per game and
averaged 16.2 points per outing. The Stockton, Calif., resident posted 19
double-doubles and helped ECSU reach the CIAA Tournament finals. She set a
CIAA Tournament record with 28 boards in the final against nationally
ranked Shaw.
   
Belmont Abbey’s Nicole Woods is the lone guard on the first team. She
earned Daktronics NCAA Division II All-East Region honors after averaging
18.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.1 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. The
Gastonia, N.C., resident finished third among NCAA Division II assists
leaders and was a First Team All-Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference
honoree.
   
NCCSIA’s College Division All-State Men’s Basketball Team, plus the
men’s and women’s university division squads will be announced next week.