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The senior forward adds to her already impressive list of accolades, which includes Kodak District All-American honors and the Big West Player of the Year Award.

March 24, 2005

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Adding to her already impressive list of accolades in 2004-05, UC Santa Barbara women's basketball senior forward Kristen Mann has been named an honorable mention Associated Press All-American for the second straight season.

Mann, a 6'2" forward from Santa Ana, Calif., becomes the second repeat AP All-American in Gaucho history, following Erin Buescher's back-to-back selections in 1999 and 2000. In addition, Lindsay Taylor earned such honors in 2003, meaning UCSB has featured an AP All-American in five of the past seven seasons.

Last week Mann repeated as a Kodak/WBCA District 8 All-American, making her one of 48 finalists for national accolades which will be announced early next month. She was also a candidate for all three major National Player of the Year honors - the John R. Wooden Award, Wade Trophy and Naismith Award - and was named one of 10 Preseason All-Americans by the Women's Basketball News Service.

In 2004-05 Mann was named Big West Player of the Year and enjoyed one of the finest statistical seasons in UCSB history, averaging 19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game. Those marks both rank among the nation's top 32 players, and helped her record 14 of her 28 career double-doubles. Mann scored in double-figures 27 times this season - including 14 games with at least 20-plus points - and has paced the Santa Barbara offense on 19 occasions. She finished her stellar career ranked third in Gaucho history with 1,700 points and also appears on the school's top-10 lists for career rebounds, field goals made and three-pointers made.

While Mann's UCSB tenure is over, her playing career is certainly not. In early April she will attend the Women's National Basketball Association Pre-Draft Camp in New York, with the hopes of being selected by one of the league's 14 teams later that month.

2004-05 AP All-America Team

FIRST TEAM

Seimone Augustus, LSU, 6-1, junior, 20.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.2 apg, .554 fg pct (45 first-team votes, 225 total points).

Kendra Wecker, Kansas State, 5-11, senior, 20.6 ppg, 10.1 rpg, 2.7 apg, .839 ft pct (36, 192).

Monique Currie, Duke, 6-0, junior, 17.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.3 apg, 69 steals (29, 180).

Jessica Davenport, Ohio State, 6-4, sophomore, 19.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 109 blocks, .594 fg pct (22, 163).

Sandora Irvin, TCU, 6-3, senior, 20.1 ppg, 12.0 rpg, 144 blocks, 81 steals (20, 153).

SECOND TEAM

Janel McCarville, Minnesota, 6-2, senior, 16.3 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 3.8 apg (17, 148).

Candice Wiggins, Stanford, 5-11, freshman, 17.3 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.9 apg, 79 steals (9, 104).

Sophia Young, Baylor, 6-1, junior, 17.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 2.8 apg, 56 steals (8, 99).

Temeka Johnson, LSU, 5-3, senior, 10.0 ppg, 7.5 apg, 56 steals (8, 95).

Tan White, Mississippi State, 5-7, senior, 23.5 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 61 3-pointers (6, 82).

THIRD TEAM

Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame, 6-2, senior, 17.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.7 apg (5, 79).

Ivory Latta, North Carolina, 5-6, sophomore, 16.9 ppg, 4.5 apg, 80 3-pointers, 52 steals (4, 70).

Tiffany Jackson, Texas, 6-3, sophomore, 18.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg, .563 fg pct, 57 blocks (1, 68).

Khara Smith, DePaul, 6-2, junior, 18.4 ppg, 11.8 rpg, .619 fg pct, 64 steals (3, 49).

Steffanie Blackmon, Baylor, 6-2, senior, 15.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 35 steals (4, 46).

Tanisha Wright, Penn State, 5-11, senior, 19.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 54 steals (1, 46).

HONORABLE MENTION (In alphabetical order)
Nikita Bell, North Carolina; Nikki Blue, UCLA; Lindsay Bowen, Michigan State; Jessalyn Deveny, Boston College; Megan Duffy, Notre Dame; Candice Dupree, Temple; Ashley Earley, Vanderbilt; Shyra Ely, Tennessee; Katie Feenstra, Liberty; Sylvia Fowles, LSU; Kristin Haynie, Michigan State; Roneeka Hodges, Florida State; Tasha Humphrey, Georgia; Dionnah Jackson, Oklahoma; Tamara James, Miami; Sancho Lyttle, Houston; Kristen Mann, UC Santa Barbara; Shannon Mathews, Gonzaga; Caity Matter, Ohio State; Anne O'Neil, Iowa State; Yolanda Paige, West Virginia; Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers; Liz Shimek, Michigan State; Kim Smith, Utah; Ann Strother, Connecticut; Barbara Turner, Connecticut; Dee-Dee Wheeler, Arizona.