Jackson Kodak All-America Finalist

NORMAN, Okla. Oklahoma senior Dionnah Jackson has been named one of 48 finalists for the Division I Kodak Women's All-America Basketball Team announced today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The Eastman Kodak Company. WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical districts voted on the teams.

The All-Big 12 first team selection ranks among the league's best in 10 of 13 statistical categories including points (14.5 ppg), assists (5.8 apg), steals (2.2 spg) and rebounds (8.2 rpg). After dishing out 15 assists at the Big 12 Tournament last week, Jackson now is tied for second on OU's all-time assists list with 601. She also ranks fourth on the Big 12's all-time assists list, two shy of third.

“This is extremely surprising but a huge honor at the same time,” said Jackson. “I'm excited to be among this group of elite basketball players. This honor says a lot about my team because without them I wouldn't be getting recognized.”

The St. Louis, Mo., native has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week twice and has produced 10 double-doubles and one triple-double this season. She has also scored in double digits in 23 of 29 games as well as being the team's leading rebounder 19 times.

Jackson, who is also a finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year and Wade Trophy National Player of the Year, will lead her team to its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament starting this weekend. No. 8 seed OU will face No. 9 seed Arizona at Noon on Sunday, March 19.

Under current coach Sherri Coale, OU has had three previous players to earn Kodak All-District honors; Stacey Dales-Schuman (2001, 2002), LaNeishea Caufield (2002) and Phylesha Whaley (2000). Dales-Schuman went on to become a two-time All-American for Oklahoma.

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 Westin Hotel on April 2, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2004-05 WBCA and Kodak Women's Basketball All-America Finalists
District 1
Name Institution Year Pos. Height
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame
Meg Bulger, West Virginia
Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
Anna Montaana, George Washington
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers
Ann Strother, Connecticut

District 2
Monique Currie, Duke
Shay Doron, Maryland
Shareese Grant, Old Dominion
Roneeka Hodges, Florida State
Tamara James, Miami
Ivory Latta, North Carolina

District 3
Seimone Augustus, LSU
Ashley Earley, Vanderbilt
Shyra Ely, Tennessee
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia
Temeka Johnson, LSU
Tan White, Mississippi State

District 4
Ryan Coleman, Eastern Michigan
Jazz Covington, Louisville
Jessica Dickson, South Florida
Kate Endress, Ball State
Sandora Irvin, TCU
Khara Smith, DePaul

District 5
Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor
Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma
Tiffany Jackson, Texas
Anne O'Neil, Iowa State
Sophia Young, Baylor
Kendra Wecker, Kansas State

District 6
Jessica Davenport, Ohio State
Janel McCarville, Minnesota
Tiffany Mor, Wisconsin-Green Bay
Liz Shimek, Michigan State
Jess Strom, Penn State
Tanisha Wright, Penn State

District 7
Tasha Crain, Louisiana Tech
Janielle Dodds, Southern Methodist
Ashley Elliott, Wyoming
Julie Gjertsen, Weber State
Kim Smith, Utah
Shona Thorburn, Utah

District 8
Nikki Blue, UCLA
Cathrine Kraayeveld, Oregon
Kristen Mann, California - Santa Barbara
Shawntinice Polk, Arizona
Dee-Dee Wheeler, Arizona
Candice Wiggins, Stanford

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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