2024 NAIA Women's Basketball All-Americans, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year

Apr 01, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2023-24 NAIA Women's Basketball All-America Teams. Jamie Pickens of Carroll (Mont.) was named the 2024 NAIA National Player of the Year and Bill Harmsen of Dordt (Iowa) was named the 2024 NAIA National Coach of the Year.

Jamie Pickens of Carroll (Mont.) was named the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball Player of the Year as she helped her team to its first NAIA Semifinal appearance. Pickens ranks first in the nation in field goals (250-487), free throws (159-197), defensive rebounds (297), total rebounds (396), rebounds per game (11.3), blocks (54), points (661), points per 40 minutes (23.3) and is second in the nation in offensive rebounds (99) and points per game (18.9). The center recorded 25 double-doubles on the season and posted 32 of 34 games in double-digit points, with 11 games in 20+ points and four games in 30+ points. The senior posted her highest career totals this season in minutes (1,115), field goals (246), free throws (155), free throw percentage (75.4%), total rebounds (391), offensive rebounds (99), defensive rebounds (292), average rebounds (11.5), assists (82), blocks (51), points (649) and points average (19.1).

Bill Harmsen of Dordt (Iowa) was named the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year. Harmsen led DU to its first NAIA Women’s Basketball Red Banner in 2024, with only two losses on the season to South Dakota State and Northwestern (Iowa). This was Dordt's fifth appearance in the national tournament in as many years and the second championship game appearance since Harmsen started his tenure during the 2018-19 school year. At the close of the 2024 season, the Defenders ranked No. 1 nationally in 12 categories (CLICK HERE for more of Dordt's season stats).

Ella Collier of Marian (Ind.) is the only All-American this year who has been named to an All-America team four times. Callie Stevens of Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), Grace Beyer of UHSP (Mo.) and Melissa Akullu of Vanguard (Calif.) are all three-time All-Americans.

All of the selections are made by the NAIA Women’s Basketball All-America Committee and are comprised of first, second and third teams.

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2024 NAIA Women's Basketball All-America Teams (Alphabetical order by institution)

FIRST TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Kaitlynn Wilks*	Campbellsville (Ky.)	F	Gr	Stanford, Ky.
Lauren Lee	Campbellsville (Ky.)	G	Jr	Dunnville, Ky.
Jamie Pickens*	Carroll (Mont.)	C	Sr	Helena, Mont.
Kassie Monday#	Cumberlands (Ky.)	G	Jr	Clarkrange, Tenn.
Savannah Walsdorf	Dakota State (S.D.)	F	Sr	Kiel, Wis.
Macy Sievers	Dordt (Iowa)	G	So	Storm Lake, Iowa
Lilli Frasure^	Indiana Wesleyan	G	Jr	Winamac, Ind.
Ella Collier*@&	Marian (Ind.)	G	Sr	Danville, Ind.
Jordan Zrust*	Mayville State (N.D.)	G	Sr	Buffalo, Minn.
Ashlee Maldonado	Providence (Mont.)	G	Sr	Sunnyside, Wash.
Grace Beyer*%	UHSP (Mo.)	PG	Sr	Eagle, Wis.
Melissa Akullu*~	Vanguard (Calif.)	C/F	Sr	Kampala, Uganda

SECOND TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Konnor Sudmann^	Briar Cliff (Iowa)	G	Gr	Treynor, Iowa
Nicole McDermott	Clarke (Iowa)	G	Sr	Cascade, Iowa
Taysha Rushton	Concordia (Neb.)	G	Sr	Midland, Texas
Mak Hatcliff	Doane (Neb.)	G	Jr	Beatrice, Neb.
Erika Foy	Indiana Tech	F	Gr	Gas City, Ind.
Jessica Carrothers	IU Northwest (Ind.)	G	So	Highland, Ind.
Tarrah Stephens^	John Brown (Ark.)	F	Gr	Wyandotte, Okla.
Callie Stevens^~	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	G	Sr	Puyallup, Wash.
Abbey McNally	Marian (Ind.)	F	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
Kiara Brown#	Menlo (Calif.)	G	Sr	Puyallup, Wash.
Jordan Sweeney	Montana Western	G	Sr	Oakley, Calif.
Alana Nelson	Spring Arbor (Mich.)	F/C	Sr	Springport, Mich.

THIRD TEAM
NAME	INSTITUTION	POSITION	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Alyssa Alvarez	Arizona Christian	G	Sr	Scottsdale, Ariz.
Samantha Russell	Bryan (Tenn.)	F	Sr	Tellico Plains, Tenn.
Kayley Frank	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	G	Sr	Strafford, Mo.
DeLaney Horstman	Columbia (Mo.)	F	Jr	Mokane, Mo.
Karly Gustafson^	Dordt (Iowa)	F	Gr	Ethan, S.D.
Maya Buckhanon^	Fisk (Tenn.)	PF	Sr	Talladega, Ala.
Erin Toller	Georgetown (Ky.)	G	So	Louisville, Ky.
Ella Larsen	Grand View (Iowa)	G	Jr	Fonda, Iowa
Jordan Reid	Indiana Wesleyan	F	Sr	New Palestine, Ind.
Tenleigh Phelps	IU South Bend (Ind.)	G	Jr	Shelbyville, Ind.
Sandra Cannady#	Loyola (La.)	F	Fr	The Woodlands, Texas
Molly Schany	Northwestern (Iowa)	F	Sr	Emmetsburg, Iowa
Haley Cox	Ohio Christian	G	Sr	Columbus, Ohio
Olivia Sprague	Oregon Tech	G	Jr	Clatskanie, Ore.
Kayla Schroeder	Park Gilbert (Ariz.)	G	So	Neenah, Wis.
Tanea Sims	Saint Mary (Kan.)	F	Sr	Houston, Texas
Bekki Kalaydjiev	Southeastern (Fla.)	G	Gr	Vienna, Austria
Kami Walk	Southern Oregon	F	Sr	Eugene, Ore.
Kayla Williams	Texas A&M Texarkana	F	Jr	San Diego, Calif.
Megan Nestor	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	P	So	Canaries, St. Lucia