ATLANTA -- Bates senior captain Meghan Graff was named an All-America honorable mention by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday, adding to her list of postseason accolades. 

Graff (South Portland, Maine) becomes the eighth Bobcat to earn All-America recognition from the WBCA in program history, and the first since Val Beckwith '09 in 2009. 

The WBCA All-America honorable mention for Graff comes on the heels of being named D3hoops.com first team All-Region, first team All-NESCAC, and the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year.

Graff finished the season with 495 points, the second-most in one season in Bates women's basketball history. Her 1,645 career points are an all-time record for Bobcat women's hoops and the fourth-most in the history of the NESCAC.

A D3hoops.com Preseason First Team All-American, Graff averaged 20.6 points per game this season, the second-most in the NESCAC and the 20th most in the country. Graff also dished out 55 assists on the season and tallied a team-high 29 steals. 

Some of Graff's top performances in 2022-23 included 44 points on 17-29 shooting at eventual NESCAC champion Tufts, 33 points on 12-22 shooting in a win over Colby, 28 points on 12-19 shooting in a win over Saint Joseph's, and 22 points in a win over then No. 12 nationally ranked Trinity.

Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.