ATLANTA (March 17, 2022) – Jashanti Simmons of Georgia Highlands College is the 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year and headlines the 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
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 Jashanti Simmons as the 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “She is most deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Jashanti for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2021-22 season.”
Here are the 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-Americans:
Name |
School |
Alexia Dizeko |
South Georgia Technical College |
Kortney Drake |
Kirkwood Community College |
Kerrighan Dunn |
Kilgore College |
Indya Green |
Moberly Area Community College |
Danna Grenald |
New Mexico Junior College |
Nadechka Laccen |
Tyler Junior College |
Zaraya March |
Angelina College |
Alyssa Morris |
Southwestern Community College |
Tai'Sheka Porchia |
Pensacola State College |
Jashanti Simmons |
Georgia Highlands College |
“We congratulate remaining members of the 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team as well,” 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 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
Name |
School |
Jordyn Carter |
Temple College |
Abby Cater |
Trinity Valley Community College |
Chariah Daniels |
Pratt Community College |
McKenna Eddings |
Moberly Area Community College |
Fanta Gassama |
South Georgia Technical College |
Kiarra Henderson |
Colby Community College |
Rahmena Henderson |
Kilgore College |
Jada Hood |
Kilgore College |
Ma'kaila Lewis |
Bossier Parish Community |
Makiyah McCollister |
Trinity Valley Community College |
Brie Opdyke |
Raritan Valley Community College |
Niyah Page |
Trinity Valley Community College |
Calysia Phillips |
Northeast Mississippi Community College |
Kierra Prim |
Johnson County Community College |
Faith Robinson |
Bossier Parish Community |
Alexandra Sishkina |
Georgia Highlands College |
Savanna Smith |
Coastal Bend College |
Emily Strachan |
Central Maine Community College |
O'Mariyah Tucker |
Georgia Highlands College |
Lovietta Walker |
Angelina College |
Asia Wheeler |
Coastal Bend College |
Kristin Williams |
Pensacola State College |
About the WBCA
For 40 years, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association has been the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, 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.
# # #