BOXTOROW is announcing the All-Americans of the 2020 Division I women’s basketball season.

Norfolk State guard Chanette Hicks was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. Hicks led the MEAC and was 12th in Division I in scoring (20.0), and was second in Division I in steals (4.9). She also led the conference in assists (5.0), was 8th in field goal percentage (.471), and averaged 4.5 rebounds per game. She recorded a triple double against Virginia-Lynchburg (11/14/19) scoring 31 points, handing out 14 assists and recording 11 steals. The Virginia Tech transfer returned home to Norfolk to help lead the Lady Spartans to a second place finish in the MEAC and a 19-11 record.

Bethune-Cookman head coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis was named BOXTOROW Coach of the Year. In her 12th season at the helm, she led the Wildcats to a 23-6 record, the fifth straight winning season for the B-CU women’s program. The 2020 postseason WNIT would have been the fifth-straight year that the Lady Wildcats would have appeared in post season.

This is the second straight year that Blair-Lewis wins the award.

First Team All-Americans
Ashley Bates, Hampton (G, Sr., Hopkins, Minn.)
Ciani Cryor, Texas Southern (G, Gr., Philadelphia, Pa.)
Chanette Hicks (G, r-Sr., Norfolk, Va.)
Dariauna Lewis, Alabama A&M (F, Sophomore, Omaha, Ne.)
Chelsea Mitchell, Morgan State (G, Sr., Columbia, Md.)
Niya Mitchell, Texas Southern (F, Sr., Bay City, Texas)
Paulina Afriyie, North Carolina Central (F, Sr., Bronx, N.Y.)
Ameysha Williams, Jackson State (C, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.)

Second Team All-Americans
Chance Graham, Coppin State (F, Sr., Upper Marlboro, Md.)
Marneisha Hamer, Jackson State (F, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.)
Amaya Scott, Bethune-Cookman (F, Jr., Sunrise, Fla.)
Shawntayla Harris, Arkansas Pine Bluff (C, Sr., Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Laren VanArsdale, Hampton (G, Soph., Powder Springs, Ga.)

AWARDS
BOXTOROW Player of the Year: Chanette Hicks, Norfolk State
BOXTOROW Coach of the Year: Vanessa Blair-Lewis