March 28, 2006

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa junior Jillian Robbins added another accolade to her already distinguished career, as the Associated Press selected her as an honorable mention All-America player for the 2005-06 season. Robbins joined Tennessee's Shanna Zolman as the only two honorable mention players to receive first-team votes.

A 6'1" forward from Spring, Texas, Robbins joins former Golden Hurricane great Allison Curtin (2002-03) as the only two players in school history to receive any type of All-America honors. Curtin received honorable mention merits during her senior season of 2002-03.

"This is an incredible and well-deserved honor for Jillian," head coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson said. "She worked very hard this year and helped this program reach new heights. She recorded 21 double-doubles in 32 games and finished as the leading scorer or rebounder in the remaining 11 contests. I think this honor reflects her hard work and dedication. She will definitely be on our opponents' radar next season and will have to take her game to another level to succeed."

Robbins turned in one of the most dominant seasons in school history, averaging 17.9 points, 12.8 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and reaching double figure scoring in all 32 contests. She was named the Conference USA Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Tournament MVP, and was an all-C-USA first team selection. She was named the Conference USA Player of the Week a league record six times and became just the third player in league history to lead the conference in both scoring and rebounding in the same season. Robbins also set C-USA single season marks for rebounds (409) and rebounding average (12.8).

"This is a tremendous honor and I feel very fortunate to be listed among the top players in the nation," Robbins said. "This award is a reflection of my great teammates and the chemistry we developed under Coach (Charlene) Thomas-Swinson."

Robbins joined Oklahoma freshman Courtney Paris as the only two players in the nation to register a 20-point, 20-rebound performance in more than one game, and she ranked among the nation's leaders in rebounding, scoring, field goal percentage, blocks and steals this season.

She became the school's career scoring (1,518), rebounding (964), field goals (546), blocked shots (196) and double-doubles (46) leader during her junior campaign, and set TU single season records for points, rebounds, rebounding average and double-doubles (21).

Robbins set Arkansas' Bud Walton Arena record for rebounds in a single game with 22, and established the Reynolds Center single game record for rebounds with 21 vs. Oral Roberts.

She led Tulsa to its first regular season and conference tournament titles, and to the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, where TU captured the school's first postseason tournament victory, and helped the Golden Hurricane to its first 20-win season with a 26-6 overall record.

FIRST TEAM
Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, senior, 23.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, .578 fg pct (46 first-team votes, 230 total points).
Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, junior, 18.4 ppg, 5.0 apg, 77 3-pointers, 67 steals (39, 210).
Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers, 5-9, senior, 21.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 51 3-pointers (36, 207).
Courtney Paris, Oklahoma, 6-4, freshman, 21.4 ppg, 15.1 rpg, 111 blocks, .611 fg pct (30, 184).
Sophia Young, Baylor, 6-1, senior, 22.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 2.1 apg, 67 steals (25, 183).

SECOND TEAM
Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-5, junior, 18.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 91 blocks, .624 fg pct (17, 162).
Monique Currie, Duke, 6-0, senior, 16.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 38 3-pointers (17, 161).
Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, sophomore, 21.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 3.6 apg, 62 steals, 79 3-pointers (4, 109).
Candace Parker, Tennessee, 6-3, freshman, 16.6 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.8 apg, 71 blocks, 52 steals, .553 fg pct (5, 98).
Crystal Langhorne, Maryland, 6-2, sophomore, 16.3 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 2.0 apg, .659 fg pct (3, 89).

THIRD TEAM
Sylvia Fowles, LSU, 6-6, sophomore, 16.7 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 66 blocks, .623 fg pct (4, 85).
Tasha Humphrey, Georgia, 6-3, sophomore, 19.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 35 steals, .505 fg pct (60).
Khara Smith, DePaul, 6-2, senior, 17.7 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 66 steals, .585 fg pct (1, 50).
Kim Smith, Utah, 6-1, senior, 19.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 58 steals, 42 3-pointers, .545 fg pct (1, 33).
Candice Dupree, Temple, 6-2, senior, 17.6 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 67 blocks, .510 fg pct (30).

HONORABLE MENTION (In alphabetical order)
Ambrosia Anderson, BYU; La'Tangela Atkinson, North Carolina; Sherill Baker, Georgia; Nikki Blue, UCLA; Melanie Boeglin, Indiana State; Tara Boothe, Xavier. Meg Bulger, West Virginia; LaToya Davis, Texas Tech; Jessica Dickson, South Florida; Megan Duffy, Notre Dame; Katie Gearlds, Purdue; Erin Grant, Texas Tech. Lindsey Harding, Duke; Tiffany Jackson, Texas; Tamara James, Miami; Erlana Larkins, North Carolina; Camille Little, North Carolina; Lyndsey Medders, Iowa State. Leilani Mitchell, Idaho; Noelle Quinn, UCLA; Jillian Robbins, Tulsa; Liz Shimek, Michigan State; Brooke Smith, Stanford; Ann Strother, Connecticut. Shona Thorburn, Utah; Tasha Williams, Louisiana Tech; Lisa Willis, UCLA; Shanna Zolman, Tennessee.

Note: Robbins and Zolman each received one first-team vote.