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King Named NJCAA DI Player of the Year
April 13, 2016 05:13 PM | Women's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University women’s basketball signee Kristina King of Gulf Coast State College picked up her second national award after earning the Spalding NJCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Award, as selected by the National Junior College Athletic Association women’s basketball committee. Earlier this year, King was named the 2016 WBCA Junior/Community College Player of the Year and first-team All-American.
The 6-foot-3 sophomore forward compiled a 54.2 field goal percentage to lead Gulf Coast State with 19.1 points per game – ranking 18th in the nation. King grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game, including an average of 3.7 on the offensive end of the floor. She averaged 2.1 steals per game for the season.
In four victories at the NJCAA DI Women’s Basketball Championship, King was recognized as one of the top players with her awarding of co-tournament MVP. The Mebane, North Carolina, native averaged 20.7 points, 9.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game for the week. In Gulf Coast State’s 63-47 win over Trinity Valley (Texas) in the national title game, King finished with a double-double – 13 points and 13 rebounds – and tallied a career-high five blocks defensively.
During her two seasons as a member of the Lady Commodores, King has accumulated many awards and recognitions. She was named the 2016 Panhandle Conference Player of the Year and was selected to the Panhandle All-Conference Team for the second time. She was voted to the FCSAA/NJCAA Region VIII All-Tournament Team and the WBCA Junior/Community College Coaches’ All-American Team as a freshman.
King was ranked as the nation’s top junior college player by Dan Olson of the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report. She will join the Mountaineer women’s basketball program for the 2016-17 season.
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