April 4, 2006

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Tulsa junior Jillian Robbins has received 2006 Kodak/WBCA All-America Honorable Mention honors by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Eastman Kodak Company.

A 6'1" forward from Spring, Texas, Robbins was named to the Kodak/WBCA all-Region IV team and was one of 48 finalists for the Kodak/WBCA All-America teams, which is in its 32nd year and is the longest running sponsorship in women's athletics. She was one of 10 juniors named to the All-America teams and one of nine to receive honorable mention. Robbins was the only player from Conference USA to receive any kind of All-America honors this season.

Robbins was selected as an honorable mention All-American last week by the Associated Press, and was one of only two honorable mention players to receive first-team votes.

This past year, 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).

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.

2006 NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Team:
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Ht.
Seimone Augustus	Louisiana State University	Sr.	G	6-1
Monique Currie	Duke University	Sr.	G	6-0
Jessica Davenport	Ohio State University	Jr.	C	6-5
Tasha Humphrey	University of Georgia	So.	F	6-3
Ivory Latta	University of North Carolina	Jr.	G	5-6
Courtney Paris	University of Oklahoma	Fr.	C	6-4
Candace Parker	University of Tennessee	Fr.	F	6-4
Cappie Pondexter	Rutgers University	Sr.	G	5-9
Candice Wiggins	Stanford University	So.	G	5-11
Sophia Young	Baylor University	Sr.	F	6-1
The following have been recognized as Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Honorable Mentions for NCAA Division I:
Name	Institution	Year	Pos.	Ht.
Ambrosia Anderson	Brigham Young University	Sr.	F	6-1
Sherill Baker	University of Georgia	Sr.	G	5-8
Nikki Blue	UCLA	Sr.	G	5-8
Melanie Boeglin	Indiana State University	Sr.	G	5-6
LaToya Bond	University of Missouri	Sr.	G	5-7
Emily Christian	Tennessee Tech University	Sr.	C	6-1
Ryan Coleman	Eastern Michigan University	Sr.	G	5-8
LaToya Davis	Texas Tech University	Sr.	F	6-1
Megan Duffy	University of Notre Dame	Sr.	G	5-7
Candice Dupree	Temple University	Sr.	F	6-2
Sylvia Fowles	Louisiana State University	So.	C	6-6
Katie Gearlds	Purdue University	Jr.	G/F	6-1
Erin Grant	Texas Tech University	Sr.	G	5-8
Lindsey Harding	Duke University	Jr.	G	5-8
Tiffany Jackson	University of Texas	Jr.	F	6-3
Tamara James	University of Miami	Sr.	F	5-9
Kari Koch	Missouri State University	Sr.	G	5-9
Crystal Langhorne	University of Maryland	So.	F	6-2
Erlana Larkins	University of North Carolina	So.	F/C	6-1
Leilani Mitchell	University of Idaho	Jr.	G	5-5
Mandy Morales	University of Montana	Fr.	G	5-9
Eshaya Murphy	Univ. of Southern California	Jr.	G	5-11
Armintie Price	University of Mississippi	Jr.	G	5-9
Noelle Quinn	UCLA	Jr.	G	6-0
Aarica Ray-Boyd	Louisiana Tech University	Sr.	G	6-0
Jillian Robbins	The University of Tulsa	Jr.	F	6-1
Casey Rost	Western Michigan University	Sr.	G	5-9
Lindsay Shearer	Kent State University	Sr.	F	6-1
Liz Shimek	Michigan State University	Sr.	F	6-1
Brooke Smith	Stanford University	Jr.	C	6-3
Crystal Smith	University of Iowa	Sr.	G	5-6
Khara Smith	DePaul University	Sr.	F/C	6-2
Kim Smith	University of Utah	Sr.	F	6-1
Ann Strother	University of Connecticut	Sr.	G	6-3
Zane Teilane	Western Illinois University	Sr.	C	6-7
Barbara Turner	University of Connecticut	Sr.	F	6-0
Tasha Williams	Louisiana Tech University	Sr.	G	5-7
Lisa Willis	UCLA	Sr.	G	5-11