ATLANTA (April 27, 2021) – Rebekah Dallinger of Miles Community College in Miles City, Montana, is the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year and headlines the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Dallinger, a 5-foot-10 freshman forward from Sydney, Australia, averaged 25.8 points per game to lead all scorers in NJCAA Division I. She had nine 30-point performances this season, including back-to-back games with more than 40 points. She led the Pioneers to a 24-2 record, the NJCAA Region XIII Championship, and the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Tournament.
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 Rebekah Dallinger as the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “Rebekah 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 Rebekah for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2020-21 season.”
Here are the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-Americans:
|
Name |
School |
Class |
Position |
|
Jane Asinde |
Grayson College (TX) |
Freshman |
Forward |
|
Daisha Bradford |
Jones College (MS) |
Redshirt Sophomore |
Guard |
|
Kaye Clark |
Trinity Valley Community College (TX) |
Sophomore |
Guard |
|
Rebekah Dallinger |
Miles Community College (MT) |
Freshman |
Forward |
|
Nia Daniel |
Gulf Coast State College (FL) |
Sophomore |
Forward |
|
Starr Jacobs |
Temple College (TX) |
Freshman |
Guard/Forward |
|
Jakayla Johnson |
Jones College (MS) |
Freshman |
Guard |
|
Ashya Klopfenstein |
Dawson Community College (MT) |
Freshman |
Center |
|
Moe Shida |
South Georgia Technical College |
Sophomore |
Guard |
|
Jashanti Simmons |
Georgia Highlands College |
Freshman |
Guard |
“We congratulate the 10 members of the 2021 WBCA Two-Year College 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 Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America honorable mention:
|
Name |
School |
|
Presley Barton |
Johnson County Community College (KS) |
|
Catarina Ferreira |
Eastern Arizona College |
|
Tamiya Francis |
Dawson Community College (MT) |
|
Jada Hood |
Kilgore College (TX) |
|
Starr Jacobs |
Temple College (TX) |
|
Kryslyn Jones |
Seminole State College (OK) |
|
Melekaloni Kailahi |
McLennan Community College (TX) |
|
Rylee Lavender |
Jacksonville College (TX) |
|
Ma’Kaila Lewis |
Bossier Parish Community College (LA) |
|
Faith Robinson |
Bossier Parish Community College (LA) |
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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