Mangakahia Named WBCA All-America Honorable Mention
4/5/2021 1:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Syracuse's all-time leader in career assists, Tiana Mangakahia, has been named All-America Honorable Mention by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). Mangakahia is one of 42 student-athletes named honorable mention for the 2020-21 season.Â
Mangakahia led the nation in assists (7.2 apg) and earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention this season. She averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 20 appearances. She led the team at the free throw line shooting 84.2 percent (min. 20 att.) and shot 42.5 percent from the field. She averaged 7.7 assists per game against ACC opponents and had six 10+ assist games this season and added three double-doubles.Â
This is the second honorable mention All-America nod for the Brisbane, Australia native who earned the honor in 2019 as well. Mangakahia missed the 2019-20 season while undergoing treatment to battle stage 2 breast cancer. She made her courageous return to the court for the first time in 615 days on Nov. 29, 2020 against Stony Brook where she scored a team-best 16 points and added seven rebounds and three assists in the win over the Seawolves.Â
Mangakahia was a top-5 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award which recognizes the nation's top point guard each season. She was awarded the 16th annual Bob Bradley Spirit and Courage Award from the ACC and Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) during the 2021 ACC Tournament.Â
Mangakahia's next step is the 2021 WNBA Draft on April 15.
Mangakahia led the nation in assists (7.2 apg) and earned Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) honorable mention this season. She averaged 11.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 20 appearances. She led the team at the free throw line shooting 84.2 percent (min. 20 att.) and shot 42.5 percent from the field. She averaged 7.7 assists per game against ACC opponents and had six 10+ assist games this season and added three double-doubles.Â
This is the second honorable mention All-America nod for the Brisbane, Australia native who earned the honor in 2019 as well. Mangakahia missed the 2019-20 season while undergoing treatment to battle stage 2 breast cancer. She made her courageous return to the court for the first time in 615 days on Nov. 29, 2020 against Stony Brook where she scored a team-best 16 points and added seven rebounds and three assists in the win over the Seawolves.Â
Mangakahia was a top-5 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Award which recognizes the nation's top point guard each season. She was awarded the 16th annual Bob Bradley Spirit and Courage Award from the ACC and Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) during the 2021 ACC Tournament.Â
Mangakahia's next step is the 2021 WNBA Draft on April 15.
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