The NJCAA Region XV announced its awards for the 2023-24 women’s basketball season, and Kingsborough’s Brendon Bain was named the 2024 NJCAA Division III Region XV Coach of the Year, as voted upon by the league’s head coaches.
Bain led Kingsborough to one of its best seasons in recent memory. Kingsborough is 16-6 overall, reaching the finals of the 2024 CUNYAC Community College Women’s Basketball Championship Game for the first time since 2020 while securing the No. 3 seed in the NJCAA Region XV Women’s Basketball Championship.
Hostos teammates Demaris Andrews and Ifeoma Ezike along with Kingsborough’s Tionna Davis, the 2024 CUNYAC Player of the Year, received NJCAA All-Region First Team recognition.
Kingsborough’s Jayden Vega, the 2024 CUNYAC Rookie of the Year, landed on the All-Region Second Team and was joined by teammate Kayla Wilson, Chyna Bryant (Hostos) and Emily Kennedy (BMCC).
In addition, Queensborough’s Nayla Walters and LaGuardia’s Shemiah Sealey earned honorable mention accolades.
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball First-Team All-Region |
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POSITION |
CLASS |
| 1. |
Aiyana Hamilton |
Nassau |
G |
Fr. |
| 2. |
Daysiah Smith |
Monroe-Bronx |
G |
Fr. |
| 3. |
Demaris Andrews |
Hostos |
G |
So. |
| 4. |
Tionna Davis |
Kingsborough |
G |
Fr. |
| 5. |
Ifeoma Ezike |
Hostos |
C |
Fr. |
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball Second-Team All-Region |
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POSITION |
CLASS |
| 1. |
Mia Cheatham |
Nassau |
G |
So. |
| 2. |
Jayden Vega |
Kingsborough |
G |
Fr. |
| 3. |
Chyna Bryant |
Hostos |
F |
Fr. |
| 4. |
Emily Kennedy |
BMCC |
F |
So. |
| 5. |
Kayla Wilson |
Kingsborough |
F |
Fr. |
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball Honorable Mention |
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POSITION |
CLASS |
| 1. |
Shyann Parker |
Nassau |
G |
So. |
| 2. |
Nayla Walters |
Queensborough |
F |
So. |
| 3. |
Tiffany Newsome |
Monroe-Bronx |
G |
Fr. |
| 4. |
Alyssa Dixon |
Suffolk |
G |
Fr. |
| 5. |
Shemiah Sealey |
LaGuardia |
PG |
So. |
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball Sportsmanship Team |
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POSITION |
CLASS |
| 1. |
Jania Simmons |
BMCC |
F |
So. |
| 2. |
Fatoumata Diaby |
Hostos |
G |
So. |
| 3. |
Arta Gjeloshi |
Kingsborough |
F |
Fr. |
| 4. |
Olithia Roach |
LaGuardia |
F |
So. |
| 5. |
Tymere Moorer |
Monroe-Bronx |
G |
Fr. |
| 6. |
Janatta Bartley |
Nassau |
F |
Fr. |
| 7. |
Shu Qi Yang |
Queensborough |
G |
Fr. |
| 8. |
Alexandra Madrigal |
Suffolk |
G |
Fr. |
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball Player of the Year |
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PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
POSITION |
CLASS |
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Aiyana Hamilton |
Nassau |
G |
Fr. |
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Region XV DIII Women's Basketball Coach of the Year |
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COACH |
COLLEGE |
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Brendan Bain |
Kingsborough |
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