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January 24, 2006 | Women's Basketball
NORMAN, Okla. -- The Oklahoma athletics media relations office launched a campaign promoting Oklahoma freshman center Courtney Paris for national player and national freshman of the year on Jan. 8. The third installment of the 'Paris In Primetime' campaign highlights the Oklahoma women's basketball team's game against Texas on Jan. 24, while providing an extensive comparison between Paris and the current and past greats of women's basketball.
The promotional effort will be distributed nationally, in addition to being posted on SoonerSports.com prior to each of OU's nationally broadcasted TV games.
Below is the information that accompanied the above illustration and was disseminated on Jan. 24:
Texas at No. 13 Oklahoma
College Sports Television (CSTV) Jan. 25 8 p.m. EST
National Player of the Year candidate Courtney Paris and the No. 13 Oklahoma women's basketball team host Texas in a national broadcast on CSTV.
STACKING UP AGAINST THE ALL-TIME GREATS
A look at the statistics of Courtney Paris through 19 games this season compared with the freshman seasons of some of the best post players in women's basketball history:
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... AND AGAINST THE GREATS OF TODAY
A look at how Paris has performed in games against some of today's most accomplished players:
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THE FINAL WORDS
TexasTech Head Coach Marsha Sharp
“I don't only think she (Courtney Paris) is the best freshman in the country,
but she may very well be the best low-block player in the country.”
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