Sydney Kin Named D2CCA South Region Player of the Year
JACKSON, Tenn. – The 2023 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women's Basketball All-South Region Teams were announced Thursday, March 9.
Sydney Kin, a senior from Carey, Ohio, of University of Tampa was selected as the D2CCA Women's Basketball South Region Player of the Year. She was also named the 2023 Sunshine States Conference Player of the year. Kin is averaging 19.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game this season. She is shooting 68 percent from the field.
Fellow Spartan Melijah Sullivan also earned a spot on the second team. A 1,000-point career scorer at UT, Sullivan is second on the Spartans in scoring at 14.5 points per game.
Kin, along with Haley Schubert (Lee), Jaclyn Jarnot (West Florida), Shanique Lucas (Union), and Bria Dent (West Alabama) each earned first-team honors.
Ashiala Jackson (Tuskegee), Sofia Person (Eckerd), Melijah Sullivan (Tampa), Maya Price (Eckerd), Madison Frederick (Nova Southeastern), and Zoe Piller (West Florida) each earned second-team honors.
Eight different south region schools had a representative, with Tampa, Eckerd, and West Florida each having two honorees. Four players from the 2023 teams also were D2CCA All-South Region honorees in 2022.
The teams were voted on by the sports information directors in the south region.
2023 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Women's Basketball All-South Region Team
First Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
F Sydney Kin Tampa Sr. Carey, Ohio
G Haley Schubert ^ Lee Sr. Knoxville, Tenn.
F Jaclyn Jarnot ^^ West Florida Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn.
G Shanique Lucas Union Sr. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
G Bria Dent West Alabama Sr. Birmingham, Ala.
Second Team
Pos. Name School Yr. Hometown
F Ashiala Jackson ^^ Tuskegee Sr. Merrillville, Ind.
G Sofia Persson Eckerd Jr. Arvika, Sweden
G Melijah Sullivan Tampa Sr. Bartow, Fla.
C Maya Price ^ Eckerd Sr. Bury St. Edmunds, England
F Madison Frederick Nova Southeastern Sr. Tipp City, Ohio
F Zoe Piller West Florida So. Nolensville, Tenn.
South Region Player of the Year: Sydney Kin (Senior, Forward, University of Tampa)
^ - 2022 First Team Selection ^^ - 2022 Second Team Selection
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.