Janielle Dodds Earns AP All-American Honor

[Tipoff96]

Congrats to Janielle Dodds for being named to the Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention Team.

What an outstanding career - definitely the most highly decorated player on the women's team ever. Congrats JD and best of luck to you. You are appreciated and will be missed.

[smu diamond m]

Obviously the biggest loss the team (at least size-wise)

Congrats to Dodds, hope to see you at a few games next year!

[J.T.supporta]

Obviously the biggest loss the team (at least size-wise)

Congrats to Dodds, hope to see you at a few games next year!

Congrats...i definetly hope she keeps playing. If the WNBA folds, she can definitely hoop overseas

[PonyPride]

From the SMU athletic department:

Dodds Named All-America by AP
Honorable mention award caps off stellar career


April 1, 2008


DALLAS (SMU) - SMU center Janielle Dodds, who won countless accolates and carved her name throughout the school record book, capped off her standout career by being named Honorable Mention All-America Tuesday by the Associated Press.

Dodds led the Mustangs to a 24-9 record in 2007-08 - their highest victory total in program history - and their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2000. She finished her career as the school's all-time leader in points (1,861), rebounds (974) and free throws (478). She also finished third in SMU history with 110 blocked shots in her career. She ended the 2007-08 season with averages of 15.0 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. She also had eight double-doubles this season, and 38 in her career - more than twice the career total of any other Conference USA Player.

Dodds' All-America honor was a fitting exclamation point on a stellar senior season. A preseason All-Conference USA selection by league coaches, Dodds led her team to victories over Western Michigan and Kansas to win the SMU Hoops for the Cure Tournament, and picked up tournament MVP honors in the process. She scored 20 or more points 11 times this season, and scored in double digits 26 times, earning first-team All-Conference USA honors at the end of the season, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the Conference USA Tournament in Orlando after leading the Mustangs past nationally-ranked UTEP in the tournament championship game.

Dodds earned Kodak Freshman All-America honors in her first season, and she also has earned all-conference recognition in each of her four seasons at SMU. In her first year on the Hilltop, Dodds established new SMU freshman records for most points (423), most rebounds (246), most field goals attempted (374), most free throws attempted (150) and most free throws made (114). Dodds also was named Western Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year and first-team All-WAC in her first season at SMU.

Dodds is the only player in SMU history to earn All-America honors; she won honorable mention All-America honors from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in 2004-05.

SMU, the only Division I athletic program in Dallas, Texas, sponsors 17 sports and has been ranked as the top school in its conference for 10 straight years in the Director's Cup overall athletic rankings. More information about SMU and its coaches, athletes and teams is available at www.SMUMustangs.com.

[giacfsp]

Dodds is right up there with Karlin Kennedy and Rhonda Rompola as the three greatest players in school history.
Congratulations on the richly-deserved honor.

[GrapevineMustang]

Very much deserved - congratulations!
She's the reason my daughter wears No. 25. Now if only my daughter can grow to 6'3" (no chance, given her genetics).

[PonyFan]

Dodds is right up there with Karlin Kennedy and Rhonda Rompola as the three greatest players in school history.
Congratulations on the richly-deserved honor.

So how would you rank them?

Even with all the records, I'd say:

1) Rompola
2) Kennedy
3) Dodds

Coach Rompola, from what I've been told, could dominate a game like nobody else who ever played for us. I put Kennedy over Dodds only because she led us to more postseason success.