All-Americans

OU Women's Basketball History & Tradition

History & Tradition

DANIELLE ROBINSON (2010)

The lightning-quick guard from San Jose, Calif., led the Sooners to back-to-back Final Four appearances, including a deep run through the 2010 NCAA Championship.

A dynamic floor general, Robinson led the team in scoring, assists, steals and free-throw percentage, earning unanimous All-Big 12 First Team honors and a spot on the league’s All-Defensive Team for the third straight season. Her résumé was packed with accolades, including selections to the Big 12 Championship Team and NCAA Kansas City Regional All-Tournament Team. She was also a finalist for both the Wooden Award and the Nancy Lieberman Award, presented to the nation’s top point guard.

Robinson capped her standout junior year by earning All-America honors from the State Farm/WBCA All-America Committee and the Associated Press.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	BLK	STL	PPG
2009-10	38-38	.465	.133	.877	3.3	202	3	71	16.8

COURTNEY PARIS (2009)

Courtney Paris closed out her legendary career with a Final Four appearance and a long list of accolades. She led the Sooners to 32 wins, a Big 12 Conference title and a national semifinal berth during her senior season.

The Californian became the first four-time All-American in history for both the Associated Press and the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Her collegiate career ended with her name attached to 20 NCAA, 57 Big 12 and 69 Oklahoma records. Her remarkable streak of 112 consecutive double-doubles shattered the previous mark by 93 games.

Paris also made history as the first player in college basketball - across all divisions and genders - to record at least 2,500 points and 2,000 rebounds in a career.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	BLK	STL	PPG
2008-09	37-37	.565	.000	.577	13.6	57	108	34	15.9

COURTNEY PARIS (2008)

Courtney Paris' third season was marked by a series of historic firsts. The junior center became the first Sooner to earn three consensus All-America honors and the first player ever to be named to the AP All-America First Team in each of her first three seasons. She once again dominated women's college basketball, leading the NCAA in rebounds.

During the 2007-08 season, Paris was the only player in the country to rank in the top 50 in at least four individual NCAA statistical categories, cementing her reputation as the most dominant post player in the game.

Named both Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, the Californian closed the season with at least 32 conference records and extended her remarkable double-double streak to 92 consecutive games.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	BLK	STL	PPG
2007-08	31-31	.561	.000	.571	15.0	46	108	28	18.6

COURTNEY PARIS (2007)

Forget the sophomore slump. For Courtney Paris, it was a sophomore uprising.

Few believed she could match, let alone surpass, her dominant freshman season, but that's exactly what she did in 2006-07. The Sooner center improved or held steady in every major statistical category except field goal percentage. She averaged 23.5 points, 15.9 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals. The California native led the nation in double-doubles (33), ranked second in rebounding, third in scoring, fourth in blocks per game and 16th in field goal percentage at .570. She also extended her NCAA-record double-double streak to 61 consecutive games.

After becoming the only player in history to record 700 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks as a freshman, she repeated the feat as a sophomore with 775 points, 526 rebounds and 111 blocks. Paris set the NCAA record for the fastest climb to 1,000 career rebounds, reaching the milestone in her 66th game. She became the first player in NCAA history to collect 1,000 rebounds before the end of her sophomore year. By season’s end, she owned 11 NCAA records, including one for her two-season total of 1,065 boards.

Following OU’s 28-5 campaign and sixth Sweet 16 appearance, Paris became the first player ever named an AP First Team All-American in both her freshman and sophomore seasons. She powered the Sooners to repeat Big 12 regular season and tournament titles, earning MVP honors in both.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	BLK	STL	PPG
2006-07	33-32	.570	.000	.574	15.9	55	111	33	23.5

COURTNEY PARIS (2006)

As a freshman, Courtney Paris posted some of the most eye-popping stats in Division I women's basketball. The 6-4 center averaged 21.9 points (fourth in the NCAA), 15.0 rebounds (first), and 3.31 blocks (seventh), while shooting 61.4 percent from the field (fifth). No other player ranked in the top 10 in more than two NCAA statistical categories.

Her dominant numbers translated into three NCAA records and a slew of honors.

The Piedmont, Calif., native became the first player in NCAA history to record 700 points, 500 rebounds and 100 blocks in a single season. She finished the year with 788 points, 539 rebounds and 119 blocks. Her 539 boards shattered both the NCAA single-season and freshman rebounding records — two marks that had stood for over 20 years.

Paris also became the first true freshman to earn consensus First Team All-America honors since the creation of the AP team in 1995. She swept national and conference awards, earning National Freshman of the Year, Big 12 Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Big 12. She added Big 12 Championship MVP and co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year to an already overflowing trophy case.

But perhaps her greatest impact came on the team itself. The Sooners had won just 17 games the year before her arrival. With Paris anchoring the post, OU went 31-5 in 2005-06, reached its fifth Sweet 16 and swept through the Big 12 with a perfect 19-0 record in regular season and tournament play.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	BLK	STL	PPG
2005-06	36-36	.614	.000	.481	15.0	60	119	38	21.9

STACEY DALES (2002)

In her final campaign as a Sooner, Stacey Dales led Oklahoma to the Final Four and the National Championship Game. The crafty point guard averaged 17 points, five rebounds and 4.8 assists on her way to consensus First Team All-America honors.

She became the first two-time consensus All-American in OU history, recognized by Kodak/WBCA, the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association.

In her swan song, Dales became the first player in program history to record at least 1,900 points, 700 rebounds and 700 assists. She graduated as OU’s all-time leader in assists (764), while ranking fourth in scoring (1,920) and eighth in rebounds (721).

A native of Canada, Dales was also named Big 12 Player of the Year for the second straight season. She capped her senior year by earning Big 12 Tournament MVP honors, leading the Sooners to the postseason crown just weeks after they captured their second consecutive outright Big 12 regular season title.

Her excellence extended beyond the court as well — Dales was named the Verizon Academic All-America Player of the Year, a prestigious award presented to just one Division I athlete nationwide.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	PTS	PPG
2001-02	36-36	.476	.387	.786	5.0	176	611	17.0

Stacey Dales (2001)

As a junior, Stacey Dales burst onto the national scene by leading Oklahoma to a Big 12 regular season title and a 28-6 record.

For guiding the Sooners into uncharted territory, she became the first OU player to earn consensus All-America honors, recognized by national media outlets (Associated Press and USBWA) and coaches (Kodak/WBCA).

The 2001 Big 12 Player of the Year set a program record with 248 assists, averaging 7.3 per game — the best mark in the Big 12 and the eighth best in the nation.

Dales also averaged 16 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She joined OU’s 1,000-point club during the 2000-01 season and recorded a career-best 47.6 field goal percentage.

A two-time Big 12 Player of the Week, Dales also earned academic honors at the national, regional and conference levels.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	PTS	PPG
2000-01	34-34	.476	.321	.660	5.1	248	543	16.0

Phylesha Whaley (2000)

Phylesha Whaley capped her prolific Sooner career with a First Team All-America honor from the United States Basketball Writers Association.

In her final season, the Texas native broke a pair of 18-year-old OU records by averaging 20.8 points per game and becoming the program’s all-time leading scorer with 2,187 points. She also set the single-season scoring record with 686 points. An efficient forward, Whaley shot 53.9 percent from the field and 81 percent from the free-throw line, while averaging 7.9 rebounds per game.

For her outstanding play, she became the first Oklahoma player to be named Big 12 Player of the Year. Her accolades didn’t stop there — she was selected as the 2000 NCAA Oklahoma Woman of the Year and was one of 10 finalists for the national NCAA Woman of the Year award.

By the end of her career, Whaley owned three OU single-season records and four career marks.

Season	GP-GS	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	AST	PTS	PPG
1999-00	33-33	.539	.488	.813	7.9	56	686	20.8

Only First Team All-America selections from accredited outlets are listed above. Following is a complete list of Oklahoma's All-America honorees:

Year	Player	Outlet	Team
2025	Raegan Beers	Associated Press	HM
		USBWA	HM
		WBCA	HM
2024	Skylar Vann	Associated Press	HM
		WBCA	HM
	Payton Verhulst	WBCA	HM
2023	Taylor Robertson	WBCA	HM
	Madi Williams	Associated Press	HM
		WBCA	HM
2022	Taylor Robertson	Associated Press	HM
	Madi Williams	WBCA	HM
2014	Aaryn Ellenberg	Associated Press	HM
		WBCA	HM
2013	Aaryn Ellenberg	Associated Press	HM
2011	Danielle Robinson	Associated Press	Second
		State Farm/WBCA	HM
2010	Danielle Robinson	State Farm/WBCA	First
		Associated Press	Third
2009	Courtney Paris	Associated Press	First
		State Farm/WBCA	First
		Wooden Award	First
		USBWA	First
2008	Courtney Paris	Associated Press	First
		State Farm/WBCA	First
		USBWA	First
		Wooden Award	First
2007	Courtney Paris	Associated Press	First
		Kodak/WBCA	First
		Wooden Award	First
		USBWA	First
2006	Courtney Paris	Associated Press	First
		Kodak/WBCA	First
		USBWA	First
		Wooden Award	First
		WBB News Service	First
2005	Dionnah Jackson	Kodak/WBCA	HM
2002	Stacey Dales	Associated Press	First
		Kodak/WBCA	First
		USBWA	First
		WBB News Service	First
2002	LaNeisha Caufield	WBB News Service	Second
		Kodak/WBCA	HM
2001	Stacey Dales	Associated Press	First
		Kodak/WBCA	First
		USBWA	First
		WBB News Service	First
		WBB Journal	First
2001	LaNeisha Caufield	WBB News Service	Third
2000	Phylesha Whaley	USBWA	First
		WBB News Service	First
		Women's Basketball Journal	First
		Associated Press	HM
		Kodak/WBCA	HM
1986	Vickie Green	FastBreak	HM
1983	Molly McGuire	WBB News Service	Second