Press Release :: Women's Basketball Coaches Association

ATLANTA, Ga. - The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company, announced the finalists today for the 2006 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The 48 finalists, who are voted upon by WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions, are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team.

The finalists are:

Region I
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Megan Duffy	University of Notre Dame	Sr.	G	5-7
Candice Dupree	Temple University	Sr.	F	6-2
Cappie Pondexter	Rutgers University	Sr.	G	5-9
Khara Smith	DePaul University	Sr.	F/C	6-2
Ann Strother	University of Connecticut	Sr.	G	6-3
Barbara Turner	University of Connecticut	Sr.	F	6-0
Region 2
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Monique Currie	Duke University	Sr.	G	6-0
Lindsey Harding	Duke University	Jr.	G	5-8
Tamara James	University of Miami	Sr.	F	5-9
Crystal Langhorne	University of Maryland	So.	F	6-2
Erlana Larkins	University of North Carolina	So.	F/C	6-1
Ivory Latta	University of North Carolina	Jr.	G	5-6
Region 3
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Seimone Augustus	Louisiana State University	Sr.	G	6-1
Sherill Baker	University of Georgia	Sr.	G	5-8
Sylvia Fowles	Louisiana State University	So.	C	6-6
Tasha Humphrey	University of Georgia	So.	F	6-3
Candace Parker	University of Tennessee	Fr.	F	6-4
Armintie Price	University of Mississippi	Jr.	G	5-9
Region 4
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Emily Christian	Tennessee Tech University	Sr.	C	6-1
Ryan Coleman	Eastern Michigan University	Sr.	G	5-8
Jillian Robbins	University of Tulsa	Jr.	F	6-1
Casey Rost	Western Michigan Univ.	Sr.	G	5-9
Lindsay Shearer	Kent State University	Sr.	F	6-1
Zane Teilane	Western Illinois University	Sr.	C	6-7
Region 5
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
LaToya Bond	University of Missouri	Sr.	G	5-7
LaToya Davis	Texas Tech University	Sr.	F	6-1
Erin Grant	Texas Tech University	Sr.	G	5-8
Tiffany Jackson	University of Texas	Jr.	F	6-3
Courtney Paris	University of Oklahoma	Fr.	C	6-4
Sophia Young	Baylor University	Sr.	F	6-1
Region 6
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Melanie Boeglin	Indiana State University	Sr.	G	5-6
Jessica Davenport	Ohio State University	Jr.	C	6-5
Katie Gearlds	Purdue University	Jr.	G/F	6-1
Kari Koch	Missouri State University	Sr.	G	5-9
Liz Shimek	Michigan State University	Sr.	F	6-1
Crystal Smith	University of Iowa	Sr.	G	5-6
Region 7
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Ambrosia Anderson	Brigham Young University	Sr.	F	6-1
Leilani Mitchell	University of Idaho	Jr.	G	5-5
Mandy Morales	University of Montana	Fr.	G	5-9
Aarica Ray-Boyd	Louisiana Tech University	Sr.	G	6-0
Kim Smith	University of Utah	Sr.	F	6-1
Tasha Williams	Louisiana Tech University	Sr.	G	5-7
Region 8
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Height
Nikki Blue	UCLA	Sr.	G	5-8
Eshaya Murphy	USC	Jr.	G	5-11
Noelle Quinn	UCLA	Jr.	G	6-0
Brooke Smith	Stanford University	Jr.	C	6-3
Candice Wiggins	Stanford University	So.	G	5-11
Lisa Willis	UCLA	Sr.	G	5-11

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 Copley Place on April 1, 2006 at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Boston, Mass. This year the WBCA celebrates its Silver Anniversary, marking 25 years of existence.

Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association 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 in all of its aspects as an amateur sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.