DENVER, Colo. – The 2021-2022 All-WAC Women's Basketball teams have been announced, after a vote of the league's 13 head coaches.
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Stephen F. Austin head women's basketball coach
Mark Kellogg is the WAC Coach of the Year and
Aiyana Johnson,
Stephanie Visscher,
Zya Nugent and
Brianna Mitchell received All-WAC accolades.
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Kellogg earned Coach of the Year honors after leading the Ladyjacks to a 26-4 overall mark and 17-1 record in league games. SFA captured the WAC Regular Season crown and earned the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. This is his third Coach of the Year award after winning the award previously in the Southland (2020-21) and Lone Star (2013-14) conferences.
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Johnson and Visscher were selected as First-Team All-WAC and Nugent is a Second-Team All-WAC honoree. Mitchell and Visscher each earned a nod on the All-Defensive Team.
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Johnson averaged a team-high 14.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The Lee's Summit, Missouri native shot 55 percent (156-for-279) from the field and recorded a team-high 34 blocks and eight double-doubles.
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Visscher averaged 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. The Lulea, Sweden product totaled a team-high 430 points, 200 rebounds and 80 steals to go along with five double-doubles.
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Nugent averaged 11.8 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Denison, Texas native shot 40 percent (116-for-287) from the floor and handed out 65 assists and recorded 57 steals.
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Mitchell is a defensive stalwart for the Ladyjacks. The Marshall, Texas product played in 30 games, recorded 69 steals, including seven steals in the 65-53 win at Lamar.
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The Ladyjacks await the winner of Seattle U/UT Rio Grande Valley/Utah Valley/Abilene Christian. Tip is scheduled for Friday, March 11 at 2 p.m. CT and is available on ESPN+.