March 14, 2005
Baylor junior Sophia Young and senior Steffanie Blackmon have been named two of 48 finalists for the Division I Kodak Women's All-American Basketball Team the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and The Eastman Kodak company announced today. WBCA member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical dristricts voted on the teams.
The 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team will be announced at a press conference at the Westin Hotel on April 2, 2005 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Young, MVP of the Big 12 Conference Tournament and a first-team All-Big 12 selection, ranks among the league's leaders in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and steals and leads Baylor in those same areas. The 6-1 forward is averaging 17.4 points and 9.4 rebounds a game, shoots 52.7 percent from the floor and has 56 steals, 25 blocks and 83 assists to her credit.
Blackmon, a 6-2 post, is also among the league's leaders in scoring and rebounding and is Baylor's all-time shot blocker with 156. The Dallas native was named first-team All-Big 12 and was named to the all-tournament team at the Big 12 Conference Tournament. She averages 15.7 points and 8.4 rebounds a game and leads the team in blocked shots with 26 on the season.
Both Young and Blackmon are Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy finalists.
2004-05 WBCA and Kodak Women's Basketball All-America Finalists
District 1
Name, Institution
Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame
Meg Bulger, West Virginia
Megan Duffy, Notre Dame
Anna Montañana, 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
