ATLANTA (February 28, 2018) – Christyn Williams of Central Arkansas Christian School is the 2018 WBCA High School Player of the Year and headlines the 2018 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team, announced by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association today.
The senior from Little Rock, Arkansas, has led her Central Arkansas Christian team to a 28-1 record and a No. 1 seed in the Arkansas 4A Girls Basketball Tournament. She averages 25 points.
Williams is a 2018 Naismith Trophy High School Girls Player of the Year Semifinalist and a member of the 2018 McDonald’s All American West Team. She has tallied 61 double-doubles over her career. She was named Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year in 2016 and 2017. Williams has logged 20 or more points 106 times, 30 or more 40 times, and 40 or more nine times over her high school career.
Williams will attend the University of Connecticut and play with the Huskies under Coach Geno Auriemma.
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, junior/community college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.
“The WBCA is pleased to name Christyn Williams as the 2018 WBCA High School Player of the Year,” said Danielle Donehew, executive director of the WBCA. “Williams has played an integral role in guiding her team to an extraordinary season and is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Christyn for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2017-18 season.”
Here are the 2018 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-Americans:
|
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
|
Shakira Austin |
Riverdale Baptist High School |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Charli Collier |
Barbers Hill High |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Aquira DeCosta |
Saint Mary's High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Emily Engstler |
St. Francis Prep |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Zarielle Green |
Duncanville High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Destanni Henderson |
Fort Myers High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Olivia Nelson-Ododa |
Winder-Barrow High School |
Senior |
Forward/Center |
|
Izabela Nicoletti |
Neuse Baptist Christian School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Sedona Prince |
Liberty Hill High School |
Senior |
Center |
|
Christyn Williams |
Central Arkansas Christian School |
Senior |
Guard |
“The 10 members of the 2018 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team are well deserving of this recognition, and the WBCA congratulates them for their accomplishments this season,” said Donehew. “These young women have worked to elevate themselves and their teams to an elite level and through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have lifted the women’s game.”
Here are the student-athletes who received 2018 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
|
Name |
Institution |
Year |
Position |
|
Andrea Aquino |
Ribet Academy |
Senior |
Forward/Center |
|
Elizabeth Balogun |
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Jenna Brown |
The Lovett School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Christianna Carr |
Manhattan High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Amy Dilk |
Carmel High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Elizabeth Dixon |
Ridgeway High School |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Queen Egbo |
Travis High School |
Senior |
Forward |
|
McKenzie Forbes |
Folsom High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Katlyn Gilbert |
Heritage Christian School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Lexi Hull |
Central Valley High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Ashley Joens |
Iowa City High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Amani Johnson |
East Alleghney High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Jasmine Massengill |
Hamilton Heights Christian Academy |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Taylor Mikesell |
Jackson High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Olivia Owens |
Nisakayuna High School |
Senior |
Forward/Center |
|
Catherine Reese |
Cypress Woods High School |
Senior |
Forward |
|
Mykasa Robinson |
Paul G. Blazer High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Honesty Scott-Grayson |
Riverdale Baptist High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
Ahlana Smith |
Mallard Creek High School |
Senior |
Guard |
|
NaLyssa Smith |
East Central High School |
Senor |
Forward/Center |
About the WBCA
Founded in 1981, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association is the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. The WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit www.WBCA.org for more details about the Association.
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