Tulsa senior Jillian Robbins has been named a finalist for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. |
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Tulsa's Robbins Named as Finalist for Kodak/WBCA All-America Team
March 8, 2007
Tulsa, Okla. -
Tulsa senior Jillian Robbins has been named a finalist for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, as announced today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company.Robbins, a 6"1' forward from Spring, Texas, is one of 52 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, and is now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. The All-America candidate is a repeat finalist, as she earned Honorable Mention honors last season.
This season, Robbins averaged 19.7 points, 11.6 rebounds, 3.27 steals and 1.83 blocks per game, while connecting on 52.5-percent of her field goal attempts, 34.8-percent of her three-point field goal attempts and 65.0-percent of her free throw attempts. Robbins notched 20 double-doubles, claimed the school's only triple-double and scored in double figures in 28 of 30 contests during her senior campaign.
Robbins was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, and picked up C-USA first team and C-USA all-defensive team accolades this year. She led the league in rebounding (11.6) and steals (3.27), and was third in scoring (19.7) and blocked shots (1.83). She currently ranks nationally in scoring (#21), rebounds (#7) and steals (#7).
The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Press Conference at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center on March 31, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Cleveland, Ohio.
Finalists for NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team Region I Charel Allen, University of Notre Dame Essence Carson, Rutgers University Tina Charles, University of Connecticut Jessica Dickson, University of South Florida Kamesha Hairston, Temple University Angela McCoughtry, University of Lousiville Renee Montgomery, University of Connecticut Kia Vaughn, Rutgers University Marcedes Walker, University of PittsburghRegion 2 Alison Bales, Duke University Lindsey Harding, Duke University Crystal Langhorne, University of Maryland Erlana Larkins, University of North Carolina Ivory Latta, University of North Carolina Tyresa Smith, University of Delaware
Region 3 Dee Davis, Vanderbilt University Sylvia Fowles, Louisiana State University Tasha Humphrey, University of Georgia Candace Parker, University of Tennessee Armintie Price, University of Mississippi Carla Thomas, Vanderbilt University
Region 4 Carmen Guzman, UAB Ali Mann, Bowling Green State University Carrie Moore, Western Michigan University Lauren Neaves, Rice University Jillian Robbins, University of Tulsa Joi Scott, Murray State University
Region 5 Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee State Univ. Kiera Hardy, University of Nebraska Tiffany Jackson, University of Texas Crystal Kelly, Western Kentucky University Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State University Bernice Mosby, Baylor University Courtney Paris, University of Oklahoma
Region 6 Jolene Anderson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison Amanda Brown, Penn State University Jessica Davenport, Ohio State University Katie Gearlds, Purdue University Nicole Soulis, UW-Green Bay Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Purdue University
Region 7 Natalie Doma, Idaho State University Robyn Fairbanks, Utah Valley State College Andrea Lightfoot, Idaho State University Mandy Morales, University of Montana Adrianne Ross, Texas Christian University Hanna Zavecz, University of Wyoming
Region 8 Devanei Hampton, Univ. of California, Berkeley Eshaya Murphy, USC Noelle Quinn, UCLA Brooke Smith, Stanford University Emily Westerberg, Arizona State University Candice Wiggins, Stanford University
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