MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Stillman College senior JaMesha King was named to the Southern States Athletic Conference Barnes & Noble College Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team, the conference office announced March 30. She is the first Stillman selection to the SSAC Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team.

The team honors seven student-athletes who are considered the top in their sport for both academics and athletics, as voted on by conference sports information directors. To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standings, must be a starter or important reserve having played in 50% of competitions and must have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA.

King, a senior forward from Panama City, Florida, holds a 3.8 GPA as a criminal justice major. She led Stillman defensively with 7.3 rebounds per game, 27 total blocks and 40 steals through 27 games played. Offensively, King averaged 9.9 points while shooting a team-best 50% from the floor.

For her two-year career at Stillman, she totaled 459 points, 356 rebounds, 76 steals and 65 blocked shots, while shooting 46.9% over 51 career games.

In addition to athletics, King is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., and served as an Upward Bound resident assistant in the summer of 2022. 

 
2022-23 Women's Basketball Scholar-Athlete Team
Morgan Holland, Faulkner (Ala.)
MacKenzie White, Mobile (Ala.)
Jazmene McMillan, Loyola (La.)
Taylor Thomas, Loyola (La.)
Rebekah Engle, William Carey (Miss.)
Lauren Rowley, William Carey (Miss.)
JaMesha King, Stillman (Ala.)