Player of the Year Jashanti Simmons headlines 2022 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team

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.

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