April 17, 2023 Collin Colleges Waiata Jennings and Mackenzie Buss have been honored as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Womens Basketball All-Americans. Both players were part of Collin Colleges first basketball team to play in an NJCAA national tournament.
Jennings, a 5-foot-9 freshman guard originally from Rotorua, New Zealand, was named a Second Team All-American. Jennings averaged 16.4 points per game along with 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists. She recorded 92 steals, about three per game. Jennings was named the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC) Player of the Year, the World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Freshman of the Year, and was added to the Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Two-Year College Coaches All-America Team.
Buss, a 5-foot-4 freshman guard from Lake Dallas, was named an All-American Honorable Mention. Buss notched 12.5 points per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field. She sank 39.7 percent of her three-point attempts and added 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Buss was named to the All-Region V Team and was First Team All-Conference.
The 2022-2023 Collin College Lady Cougars recorded an overall record of 29-3, setting a school record for most wins and finishing the regular season at No. 7 in the NJCAA coaches poll. The team also earned the colleges first-ever at-large invitation to the NJCAA National Basketball Tournament.
Collin Collegeserves more than 57,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity, and a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Construction Management. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. For more information, visitwww.collin.edu.
Feature, action, and official team photos of both Waiata Jennings and Mackenzie Buss are available at this link. Please credit Collin College.