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CANDACE PARKER NAMED FINALIST FOR KODAK ALL-AMERICA HONORS
March 9, 2007
ATLANTA, Ga. - University of Tennessee women's hoopster Candace Parker has been named a finalist for Kodak All-America, announced the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), in cooperation with Eastman Kodak Company on Friday. The finalists for the 2007 Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, are voted upon by WBCA-member coaches in each of the eight WBCA geographical regions. All 52 are now in the running for selection to the 10-member Kodak/WBCA All-America Team. Parker's list of accomplishments for her sophomore season include being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, an All-SEC first team selection, an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, a Wooden Award finalist, a Naismith Award finalist and a 2007-08 Team USA member. The Naperville, Ill., native became the fastest Lady Vol to 1,000 career points in just her 56th game and has led her team in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots all season. The SEC placed six women on the Region 3 finalists list. Dee Daivs (Vanderbilt), Sylvia Fowles (LSU), Tasha Humphrey (Georgia), Armintie Price (Mississippi) and Carla Thomas (Vanderbilt) joined Parker among the final 52. The Kodak/WBCA All-America Basketball Team for NCAA Division I will be announced at the Kodak/WBCA All-America Team Press Conference at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center on March 31, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. (ET) in Cleveland, Ohio. About Eastman Kodak Company Kodak is the world's foremost imaging innovator. With sales of $13.3 billion in 2006, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak's system of digital and traditional products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images; and leading Healthcare organizations rely on Kodak's innovative products, services and customized workflow solutions to help improve patient care and maximize efficiency and information sharing within and across their enterprise. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com. Founded in 1981, the WBCA promotes women's basketball by unifying coaches at all levels to develop a reputable identity for the sport and to foster and promote the development of the game in all of its aspects as a sport for women and girls. For more information about the WBCA, please visit WBCA.org.
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