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USF Women’s Basketball Standout Jessica Dickson Named To Young All-America Team By Gballmag.com

Tampa, FL (April 21, 2004) – USF women’s basketball standout Jessica Dickson (Ocala, FL) has been named to the inaugural Gballmag.com Young All-America Team as one of the nation’s top 10 freshmen during the 2003-04 campaign.

A 5-11 forward who played her scholastic ball at Vanguard High School, Dickson finished her rookie campaign as the top scoring freshman in America averaging 18.6 points per game which was also third in Conference USA. In addition she averaged 6.1 rebounds per outing, which was also good enough for second on the team.

She scored in double figures in 26 of her 29 games this year – and 12 games of 20 or more points – and ended the season netting 540 points. That total was a new Conference USA and USF freshman scoring record and is the second most points scored in a single season for the Bulls.

Dickson set a C-USA freshman single game scoring record on February 2 when she poured in a career high 36 points in a thrilling 89-84 double-overtime win over No. 18 TCU at the Sun Dome. She hit a 40-foot shot from near mid-court to send the game into the second extra session then proceeded to score nine points in the second overtime to secure the win.

For her efforts this season, Dickson was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was a second team All-C-USA selection. She was also named to the league’s All-Freshman team and last Sunday, at the team’s post-season banquet, was named USF’s Offensive Player of the Year.

“I am very proud of Jessica and the accomplishments that she achieved this season,†said USF’s head women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez. “She has a great career ahead of her and we’re delighted that she is receiving this well deserved national recognition.â€Â

The Bulls finished the season with a 14-15 record – 7-7 in Conference USA (8th) – and advanced to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for the first time in school history facing Richmond in the first round.

The 2004-05 campaign will be USF’s last in Conference USA. The Bulls will move into the BIG EAST prior to the 2005-06 season.

Gballmag.com is a web site dedicated to girls who play basketball and includes coverage of high school, college and professional competition. The site features updated articles approximately every two weeks, as well as an online mall and links to other web sites dedicated to women¹s basketball.

2003-04 Gballmag.com Young All-America Team

Name Pos. School

Meg Bolger G West Virginia

Jessica Davenport C Ohio State

Jessica Dickson F USF

Katie Gearlds G/F Purdue

Janese Hardrick G Georgia

Tiffany Jackson F Texas

Camille Little F North Carolina

Armintie Price G Mississippi

Noelle Quinn G/F UCLA

Alesha Robertson G Texas Tech

[bulls96go]

WTG

[Papa_Bull]

Here it is from their website:

GBALLMAG.COM YOUNG ALL-AMERICA TEAM

By Dave Wohlhueter

Gballmag.com has decided to honor the frosh women basketball players who made their marks this season in their first collegiate appearances. These young players don't normally get recognition beyond conference freshmen teams.

Here's the list of 10 players named to the Gballmag.com Young All-America team:

Meg Bolger, Fr., G, West Virginia. Named the Big East Freshman of the Year. Averaged 10.0 ppg., 4.9 rpg.

Jessica Davenport, Fr., C, Ohio State. Voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media. This 6-5 center averaged 13.1 ppg., 10.8 rpg., and led the conference with 47 blocked shots.

Jessica Dickson, Fr., F, So. Florida. The top scoring frosh in the country at 18.7 ppg., and averaged 6.1 rpg. She was Conference USA Freshman of the Year and set a conference frosh game record with 36 points.

Katie Gearlds, Fr., G/F, Purdue. Voted Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the coaches, and received honorable mention on the conference team. Averaged 10.8 ppg., and was the Boilermakers second-leading scorer.

Janese Hardrick, Fr., G, Georgia. Named All-SEC, she averaged 10.7 ppg., 3.1 rpg. and 3.1 apg. Selected on the SEC all-tournament and All-West Regional teams.

Tiffany Jackson, Fr., F, Texas. Selected USBWA National Freshman of the Year. The 6-3 forward made an impact on the Longhorns, averaging 13.0 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. She had 40 blocks and 66 steals. Named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year and received all-conference second-team honors.

Camille Little, Fr., F, North Carolina. The 6-1 forward was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference first team, averaging 14.1 ppg., and 8.2 rpg. She was accorded ACC Freshman of the Year honors.

Armintie Price, Fr., G, Ole Miss. She averaged 15.3 ppg. and 9.4 rpg., and was named SEC second team and conference Freshman of the Year. Also picked as Gballmag.com Rookie of the Year. She had 14 double-doubles in her yearling season.

Noelle Quinn, Fr., G/F, UCLA. Named Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. The 6-0 frosh was named to the conference first team, averaging 16.0 ppg. and 7.5 rpg. She recorded a triple double vs. California with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Alesha Robertson, Fr., G, Texas Tech. The top-scoring frosh in the Big 12 at 13.6 ppg., she received All-Big 12 honorable mention.

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[The_Reaper]

Good for her!!!  ;D

[Guest AstroBull]

Congrats for her.  The women's BBall is going to be better.  Who knows, we might get a bid next year to the dance

[FLIPSTYLE]

awesome, next year should be a good showing of her leadership.

[bulls96go]

you go girl

[smazza]

great

[flsportsfan83]

and she got drafted today

[BDYZR]

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USF Women’s Basketball Standout Jessica Dickson Named To Young All-America Team By Gballmag.com

Tampa, FL (April 21, 2004) – USF women’s basketball standout Jessica Dickson (Ocala, FL) has been named to the inaugural Gballmag.com Young All-America Team as one of the nation’s top 10 freshmen during the 2003-04 campaign.

A 5-11 forward who played her scholastic ball at Vanguard High School, Dickson finished her rookie campaign as the top scoring freshman in America averaging 18.6 points per game which was also third in Conference USA. In addition she averaged 6.1 rebounds per outing, which was also good enough for second on the team.

She scored in double figures in 26 of her 29 games this year – and 12 games of 20 or more points – and ended the season netting 540 points. That total was a new Conference USA and USF freshman scoring record and is the second most points scored in a single season for the Bulls.

Dickson set a C-USA freshman single game scoring record on February 2 when she poured in a career high 36 points in a thrilling 89-84 double-overtime win over No. 18 TCU at the Sun Dome. She hit a 40-foot shot from near mid-court to send the game into the second extra session then proceeded to score nine points in the second overtime to secure the win.

For her efforts this season, Dickson was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Year and was a second team All-C-USA selection. She was also named to the league’s All-Freshman team and last Sunday, at the team’s post-season banquet, was named USF’s Offensive Player of the Year.

“I am very proud of Jessica and the accomplishments that she achieved this season,†said USF’s head women’s basketball coach Jose Fernandez. “She has a great career ahead of her and we’re delighted that she is receiving this well deserved national recognition.â€

The Bulls finished the season with a 14-15 record – 7-7 in Conference USA (8th) – and advanced to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for the first time in school history facing Richmond in the first round.

The 2004-05 campaign will be USF’s last in Conference USA. The Bulls will move into the BIG EAST prior to the 2005-06 season.

Gballmag.com is a web site dedicated to girls who play basketball and includes coverage of high school, college and professional competition. The site features updated articles approximately every two weeks, as well as an online mall and links to other web sites dedicated to women¹s basketball.

2003-04 Gballmag.com Young All-America Team

Name Pos. School

Meg Bolger G West Virginia

Jessica Davenport C Ohio State

Jessica Dickson F USF

Katie Gearlds G/F Purdue

Janese Hardrick G Georgia

Tiffany Jackson F Texas

Camille Little F North Carolina

Armintie Price G Mississippi

Noelle Quinn G/F UCLA

Alesha Robertson G Texas Tech

Congrats Jessica!

She's so good she's reppin' two conferences!