2009 AP Coach & Player of the Year

ST. LOUIS, MO -- The 2009 AP Coach & Player of the Year Award winners were announced at the Renaissance Grand Ballroom. The winners are:

Player - Maya Moore, University of Connecticut
Coach - Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut

The announcement of Geno was pretty obvious. Geno has UConn in position for another undefeated season and 6th NCAA Championship. This is Geno's second consecutive AP Coach of the Year award and sixth overall. This is also the first time that a coach has won the award consecutively since it's inception in 1995.

The announcement of Maya Moore goes hand in hand with her being named the WBCA Player of the Year (Wade Trophy winner). Apparently, the WBCA committee and AP writers believe Maya is the best player for the 2008-09 season.

In my opinion, Maya is not the best player this season. Maya was the best player last season, when the award was presented to Candace Parker (University of Tennessee). Maya is a great player, but the best player this season is Maya's teammate, Renee Montgomery (she was second in the voting). I believe without Renee's leadership this year, UConn might not be in position for a championship. Maya is one of the reasons, along with Tina Charles, UConn is in the Final Four. But Renee is the key to this year's team.