For Immediate Release
April 3, 2004
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WBCA AND KODAK ANNOUNCE NCAA DIVISION I KODAK/WBCA ALL-AMERICA BASKETBALL TEAM
2004 Team Marks the 30th Anniversary of Longest Running Women’s Basketball Award

ATLANTA, Ga. -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Eastman Kodak Company today announced the 2004 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team. Selection committees in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions select ten women's basketball players to be honored. The members of the 2004 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team are as follows (asterisks denote number of years the player was named to the team):

Seimone Augustus* LSU SO G/F 6'1"
Alana Beard*** Duke University SR G 5'11"
Shyra Ely* University of Tennessee JR F 6'2"
Chandi Jones* University of Houston SR G/F 5'10"
Kelly Mazzante*** Penn State University SR G 6'0"
Janel McCarville* University of Minnesota JR F/C 6'2"
Nicole Ohlde** Kansas State University SR F/C 6'5"
Nicole Powell*** Stanford University SR F 6'2"
Diana Taurasi*** University of Connecticut SR G/F 6'0"
Lindsay Whalen** University of Minnesota SR G 5'9"

*Chandi Jones is the first player from the University of Houston and Conference USA to make the Kodak All-America team.

"The committee did an excellent job in selecting this 30th anniversary team," said WBCA Chief Executive Officer Beth Bass. "These players have had excellent seasons and are deserving of this most prestigious honor and recognition. The WBCA wishes them the best in all of their future endeavors."

"Kodak is proud to partner with the WBCA in honoring the best women's collegiate players as Kodak/WBCA All-Americans," said Bud Denker, Director & VP of Brand & Market Development at Kodak. "Kodak recognizes the accomplishments of young athletes and the positive recognition they bring to their school by displaying their talents on the basketball floor."

Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game as an amateur sport for women and girls. For additional information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.

 

 

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