OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced the 2019-20 Academic Top-25 Honor Rolls for NCAA D-I, D-II, and III, NAIA and two-year college, and Johnson County Community College registered the 15th-best team grade point average among two-year institutions at 3.122. This is the eighth time in the last 12 years the JCCC women's basketball program has been honored by the WBCA for academic success.
"The WBCA applauds these head coaches and their teams for their commitment to academic excellence," said WBCA Executive Director Danielle Donehew in a release issue by the organization. "We appreciate and value the hard work and dedication the players and coaches have put forth to thrive in the classroom and on the basketball court."
On the court last season, the Lady Cavaliers to a 28-5 record, a runner-up finish in the Region VI Division II Tournament and a No. 7 final national ranking
Two-time National Coach of the Year Ben Conrad enters his 13th season as the Lady Cavaliers head coach. The team is currently schedule to open the season in January, 2021.
No. | Institution | Head Coach | GPA |
1 | Miles Community College | Taylor Harris | 3.771 |
2 | Ventura College | Ned Mircetic | 3.544 |
3 | Dodge City Community College | Zach Loll | 3.534 |
4 | Kilgore College | Addie Lees | 3.440 |
5 | Frank Phillips | Eric Rodewald | 3.377 |
6 | Pima Community College | Todd Holhaus | 3.554 |
7 | Dawson Community College | Romeo Lagmay | 3.346 |
8 | John Wood Community College | Norman Rodruguez | 3.344 |
9 | Pratt Community College | John Ishee | 3.318 |
10 | Paris Junior College | Rosalyn Tindel | 3.300 |
11 | Umpqua Community College | David Striklin | 3.247 |
12 | Northeast Mississippi Community College | Brenda Mayes | 3.222 |
13 | Gulf Coast State College | Roonie Scovel | 3.217 |
14 | Seward County Community College | Austin Mefford | 3.185 |
15 | Johnson County Community College | Ben Conrad | 3.122 |
16 | Cypress College | Margaret Mohr | 3.089 |
Note: There were only 16 institutions eligible for nomination in the two-year division