ATLANTA –
For the third straight season and the fourth time in five years, the Northwest women's basketball team has been recognized on the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Roll, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association announced on Tuesday afternoon.
The WBCA Academic Top 25 annually recognizes NCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and junior/community college women's basketball teams across the nation that carry the highest combined grade point average (GPA) inclusive of all student-athletes on their rosters for the entire season. The 2018-19 season is the 24th in which the WBCA has compiled the honor rolls.
With a 3.700 cumulative grade-point average, the 2018-19 Northwest women's basketball team finished second nationally in the Junior/Community College Division, just behind top-ranked Snow College. The Lady Rangers are the only representative honored from the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC).
It's the third honor this offseason for the Lady Rangers, also being nominated as an All-Academic Team for both the MACJC and the NJCAA.
"The WBCA is pleased to recognize those women's basketball programs that have committed themselves to excellence on the court and in the classroom," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. "The 117 teams we honor this year strive to achieve all-around success and we commend their efforts. Congratulations!"
Below is a list of other junior college programs that were honored this season by the WBCA.
| Rank |
Institution |
Head Coach |
GPA |
| 1 |
Snow College |
Mike Russell |
3.712 |
| 2 |
Northwest Mississippi Community College |
Don Edwards |
3.700 |
| 3 |
Miles Community College |
Nate Vogel |
3.677 |
| 4 |
Frank Phillips College |
Eric Rodewald |
3.629 |
| 5 |
South Georgia Technical College |
James Frey |
3.519 |
| 6 |
Dodge City Community College |
Zach Loll |
3.517 |
| 7 |
Neosho County Community College |
J.J. Davis |
3.453 |
| 8 |
Umpqua Community College |
David Stricklin |
3.393 |
| 9 |
John Wood Community College |
Norman Rodriguez |
3.385 |
| 10 |
Northeastern Junior College |
David Huss |
3.341 |
| 11 |
Hill College |
Scott Hyland |
3.247 |
| 12 |
Ventura College |
Ned Mircetic |
3.155 |
| 13 |
Central Maine Community College |
Andrew Morong |
3.144 |
| 14 |
Kankakee Community College |
Donnie Denson |
3.136 |
| 15 |
Seward County Community College |
Austin Mefford |
3.114 |
| 16 |
Gulf Coast State College |
Mary Scovel |
3.075 |
| 17 |
Dawson Community College |
Romeo Lagmay |
3.044 |
