Four Aggies land All-SEC women's basketball honors
Texas A&M women’s basketball landed four All-Southeastern Conference honors, the league announced Tuesday.
Texas A&M senior forward N’dea Jones was named to the first-team All-SEC for the second time in her career. Senior guard Aaliyah Wilson received second-team All-SEC honors, while Destiny Pitts earned 6th Woman of the Year and Ciera Johnson picked up Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Jones is currently nominated for the Katrina McClain Award and the Naismith Trophy for the NCAA women’s player of the year. The senior from Georgia is shooting at her career-best from inside the arc at 54.7% and averages 12.2 points and 10.5 rebounds a game. Jones holds the all-time record at Texas A&M for double-doubles and rebounds. Sunday, Jones broke the rebound record as the Aggies won the SEC regular-season title and beat No. 5 South Carolina.
N’dea Jones humbly responded to her success.
“I’m happy my team won and I feel like they needed the extra possessions I was able to give them.”
Aaliyah Wilson collected the first All-SEC selection of her career. Wilson leads the team in points per game (13.2), blocks (19), steals (43) and accounts for the second-most assists (58). This senior guard has scored in double-digits 18 times this season, making it a team-high. After posting a career-high of 27 points against Arkansas, Wilson earned SEC Player of the Week.
Destiny Pitts received the 6th Woman of the Year honoree for Texas A&M. The last 6th Woman recipient representing the Maroon and White dates back to 2016 when Chelsea Jennings brought in the accolade. Pitts is most dangerous from behind the arc, where she leads the SEC and is fifth in the country with her three-point shooting average of 47.9%.
Ciera Johnson made history as the first Scholar-Athlete of the Year in the program. This senior captain earned a bachelor’s in human resource development and will receive her master’s in the Spring of 2021. Johnson is a Traditions Night Counselor, SEC Leadership Council Member, SAAC representative and serves as a founding member and vice president of the B.L.U.E. print at A&M.
Texas A&M ended the regular season 22-1 and 13-1 in SEC play, finishing with the SEC crown. The Aggies will face either Mississippi State or LSU on Friday, March 5 in the SEC tournament quarter-finals in Greenville South Carolina.
All-SEC Selections
First Team All-SEC
Jasmine Walker, Alabama
Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Rennia Davis, Tennessee
N’dea Jones, Texas A&M
Second Team All-SEC
Jordan Lewis, Alabama
Unique Thompson, Auburn
Destiny Slocum, Arkansas
Lavender Briggs, Florida
Jenna Staiti, Georgia
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Rae Burrell, Tennessee
Aaliyah Wilson, Texas A&M
All-Freshman
Romi Levy, Auburn
Jordyn Merritt, Florida
Sarah Ashlee Barker, Georgia
Snudda Collins, Ole Miss
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Madison Hayes, Mississippi State
Mama Dembele, Missouri
Marta Suárez, Tennessee
All-Defensive
Que Morrison, Georgia
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Chasity Patterson, Kentucky
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Player of the Year – Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Freshman of the Year – Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Co-Defensive Players of the Year – Que Morrison, Georgia & Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
6th Woman of the Year – Destiny Pitts, Texas A&M
Scholar-Athlete of the Year – Ciera Johnson, Texas A&M
Coach of the Year – Joni Taylor, Georgia