Paige Robinson of Drury University is the 2021 WBCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year and headlines the 2021 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today.
Robinson, a 5-foot-10 junior guard from Bethany, Illinois, has helped the Panthers to a 22-1 record, the Great Lakes Valley Conference and NCAA Division II Midwest Regional championships, and a No. 3 seed in the 2021 NCAA Division II Elite Eight which begins today in Columbus, Ohio. She is averaging 21.1 points per game, good for 11th in the nation, and has dished out 104 assists so far this season.
The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in five of the six WBCA membership divisions (NCAA Divisions II, and III, NAIA, two-year college and high school). The Player of the Year and the 10-member Coaches’ All-America team in each division are selected by a committee of WBCA member coaches in that division. The Wade Trophy is presented to the best player in NCAA Division I.
“The WBCA is pleased to name Paige Robinson as the 2021 WBCA NCAA Division II Player of the Year,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew. “Paige has played an integral role in guiding her team to an outstanding season under extraordinary circumstances because of the pandemic. She is very deserving of this distinguished honor. The WBCA applauds Paige for her hard work, dedication and contributions to the game during the 2020-21 season.”
“We congratulate the 10 members of the 2021 WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ All-America team for what they have accomplished in this challenging season,” said Donehew. “These young women have worked to elevate their teams and themselves to an elite level of competition. Through their exceptional talents on the basketball court, they have also lifted the women’s game.”
