ATLANTA (March 22, 2021) – Imani Guy of Marian University is the 2021 WBCA NAIA Player of the Year and headlines the 2021 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Guy, a 6-foot, 4-inch senior forward from Columbus, Indiana, is the Crossroads League Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year and was named to both the All-Crossroads League First Team and All-CL Defensive Team. She led the Knights to a 27-6 record and an appearance in the Round of 16 of the 2021 NAIA Women’s Basketball Championship. Guy averaged 14.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. Her 72 blocks is fifth highest in the nation.
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, two-year 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 Imani Guy as the 2021 WBCA NAIA Player of the Year,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “Imani has played an integral role in guiding her team to an outstanding season under extraordinary circumstances because of the pandemic. She is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Imani for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2020-21 season.”
Here are the 2021 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-Americans:
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Name |
School |
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Zoie Barth |
Thomas More University |
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Stefanie Berberabe |
Westmont College |
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Taylor Cockerill |
Concordia University (Nebraska) |
|
Kylah Comley |
Sterling College |
|
Zaria Dorsey |
University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma |
|
Jade Giron |
Lyon College |
|
Imani Guy |
Marian University |
|
Emilee Maldonado |
University of Providence |
|
Brandie Snow |
Shawnee State University |
|
Danielle Wagner |
Carroll College |
“We congratulate the 10 members of the 2021 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America team for what they have accomplished in this challenging season,” said Donehew. “These young women have worked to elevate their teams and themselves to an elite level of competition. Through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have also lifted the women’s game.”
Here are the student-athletes who received 2021 WBCA NAIA Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
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Name |
School |
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Ashlyn Adkins |
Faulkner University |
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Claire Austin |
Saint Xavier University |
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Bailey Bangert |
Sterling College |
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Peyton Banks |
Siena Heights University |
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Kassidy Broussard |
Middle George State University |
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Brianna Burbridge |
University of Pikeville |
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Ella Collier |
Marian University |
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Hannah DeMars |
University of Jamestown |
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Christine Denny |
Carroll College |
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Iyree Jarrett |
Westmont College |
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Kaliyah Little |
College of Coastal Georgia |
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Elexis Martinez |
Bellevue University |
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Cassia McCaskill |
Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
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Lakyla Moore |
William Penn University |
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Emily Patton |
Keiser University |
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Sammy Rogers |
Campbellsville University |
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Mallory Shetley |
Columbia College (Missouri) |
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Reagan Turner |
Lindsey Wilson College |
|
Presley Wascom |
Loyola University (New Orleans) |
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Kyra Whitaker |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
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 WBCA.org for more details about the association.
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