FRISCO, Texas – Lamar's Akasha Davis is the Southland Conference Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year, the league announced Friday in conjunction with the All-Academic First and Second Teams.
 
Davis was the team leader in points and rebounds and a Southland Conference First Team and the Player of the Year. She was named to the SLC All-Defensive Team and All-Tournament Team. The Dave Campbell's Texas Junior of the Year and a four time SLC Player of the Week selection, Davis maintained a 3.67 GPA while majoring in Public Health. 

UIW had three All-Academic selections on the first and second teams, while Texas A&M-Commerce had two picks.
 
Southland Conference All-Academic Teams are voted upon by the head coach, sports information director and an academic/compliance staff member from each school. Voting for one’s own athletes is not permitted.
 
To be eligible for all-academic distinction, an athlete must hold a minimum 3.25 cumulative grade point average through the semester prior to the sport’s championship, completed at least one full academic year at the nominating school prior to the current season, and participated in at least 50 percent of the team’s competitions during the most recently completed season. Student-Athlete of the Year nominees must have held at least a 3.50 GPA and have completed at least two years of athletic competition at the nominating school, including the current season.
 
First Team All-Conference athletes who meet all-academic nomination criteria are automatically named all-academic.

2023-24 Southland Conference Women’s Basketball All-Academic Teams

First Team

Akasha Davis ^1	Lamar	Jr.	C	Wylie, Texas	3.67	Public Health
Hailey Giaratano 1	Southeastern	Gr.	G	Ponchatoula, La.	4.00	Master of Business Administration
Mia Deck	Texas A&M-Commerce	Gr.	G	Frisco, Texas	3.71	Master of Business Administration
N'Denaija Collins	HCU	Gr.	F	Mansfield, Texas	3.81	Master of Business Administration
Kyla Hamilton	Nicholls	Sr.	G	Moss Bluff, La.	3.67	Health Sciences, Health and Wellness

Second Team

Mieria Aguado	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Sr.	G	Barcelona, Spain	3.36	Kinesiology
Nina De Leon Negron	UIW	Sr.	G	San Juan, Puerto Rico	3.45	Communications Arts
Sharna Ayres	Northwestern State	Sr.	G	Melbourne, Austraila	3.67	Health and Human Performance
Annuka Willstedt	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Jr.	G	Torrelodones, Madrid, Spain	3.83	Cell and Molecular Biology
Destiny Terrell	UIW	Sr.	F	Dallas, Texas	3.76	Criminal Justice and Sociology
Aliyah Collins	UIW	So.	G	College Station, Texas	3.32	Kinesiology

^2023-24 Southland Women’s Basketball Student-Athlete of the Year
¹All-Conference First Team selection