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Jackson State's Ameshya Williams Headlines SWAC Preseason Honors
Posted: November 3, 2020 -- 11:35 a.m. CT
Jackson State senior center Ameshya Williams has been named SWAC Preseason Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. The preseason honors and teams were voted upon by league head coaches and sports information directors.
Williams was ninth in the conference in scoring last season with an average of 12.8 points per game, second in rebounds with 10.1 rebounds per game (116 offensive, 156 defensive), fourth in field goal percentage (.468), and twelfth in free throw percentage (.543). Defensively she led the league in blocked shots with three per contest.
She was selected to the Preseason All-SWAC First-Team along with Justice Coleman (Grambling State), Dayzsha Rogan (Jackson State), Niya Mitchell (Texas Southern), and Dariauna Lewis (Alabama A&M).
Ataiya Bridges (Texas Southern), Deshawna Harper (Alabama A&M), Jayla Crawford (Alabama State), Ayana Emmanuel (Alabama State), and Nigeria Jones (Alabama A&M) were all selected to the Preseason All-SWAC Second-Team.
Alabama A&M garnered the most preseason team selections (3), followed by Alabama State (2), Jackson State (2), Texas Southern (2), and Grambling State (1).
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2020-21 SWAC Preseason Player of the Year -- Ameshya Williams, Jackson State
2020-21 SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year -- Ameshya Williams, Jackson State
2020-21 Preseason All-SWAC First Team
Position |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard | Justice Coleman | Senior | Grambling State | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Guard | Dayzsha Rogan | Senior | Jackson State | Ripley, MS |
| Forward | Niya Mitchell | Graduate | Texas Southern | Bay City, TX |
| Forward | Dariauna Lewis | Junior | Alabama A&M | Omaha, NE |
| Center | Ameshya Williams | Senior | Jackson State | Gulfport, MS |
2020-21 Preseason All-SWAC Second Team
Position |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guard | Ataiya Bridges | Senior | Texas Southern | Lanett, AL |
| Guard | Deshawna Harper | Senior | Alabama A&M | Indianapolis, IN |
| Guard | Jayla Crawford | Junior | Alabama State | Birmingham, AL |
| Guard | Ayana Emmanuel | Junior | Alabama State | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| Guard | Nigeria Jones | Senior | Alabama A&M | Lincoln, NE |
Head coaches and sports information directors not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes.
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