Two Lady Bobcats named WBCA All-America Daisha Bradford (2) was one of two Lady Bobcats named WBCA All-America Tuesday. (Source: Photo/Reagan Buckley/ Jones College Sports Information) By WDAM Staff | April 27, 2021 at 12:16 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 12:16 PM
From Jones College Sports Information
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - Jones College’s JaKayla Johnson and Daisha “Nunu” Bradford were two of 10 student-athletes to earn WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America honors, as announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Tuesday.
The Coaches’ All-America team is comprised of the 10 best players in National Junior College Athletic Association basketball, regardless of position, as chosen by the division’s head coaches.
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After her final year with Syracuse, fifth year point guard Tiana Mangakahia was named an All-American honorable mention by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday.
While Mangakahia’s scoring average decreased to 11.4 points per game after a year sidelined with breast cancer, the veteran led the nation for the second season with 7.2 assists per game.
“She’s just a really tough kid, every reason to quit and she didn’t quit, she came back and gave it everything she had,” SU head coach Quentin Hillsman said of Mangakahia after Syracuse’s second round loss in the NCAA Tournament to UConn. “I told her, 60% of her is better than 100% of the rest of the country.”
Alverson Tabbed WBCA Thirty Under 30
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech women’s basketball assistant coach Blanche Alverson was recognized by The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Wednesday, being named to the WBCA Thirty Under 30 presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment list for the 2020-21 season.
The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches age 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, mentorship and impact on others, professional manner, and attitude and professional association involvement. In its sixth year of the program, Alverson is the only ACC coach named to the list in 2021.
Alabamaâs Jasmine Walker a Top Five Finalist for the Katrina McClain Award
Winner to be announced April 9 on ESPN
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Mar 4, 2021
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Jasmine Walker is one of five finalists from across the nation in contention for the 2021 Katrina McClain Award, which was announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women s Basketball Coaches Association on Thursday. The award, named after two-time All-American and 1989 National Player of the Year Katrina McClain, recognizes the top power forward in NCAA Division I women s basketball.
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Walker became the first Alabama player to earn a spot on the All-SEC First Team since Tierney Jenkins in 2011 and 18