Two WBB Commits Turner & Knight Earn NJCAA All-American Honors
May 06, 2021 | Women's Basketball
MUNCIE, Ind. - Two future Cardinals that have committed to play for the Ball State women's basketball program next season have earned NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) All-American Second Team and Honorable Mention honors.Â
Jazmyn Turner (Marion, Ind./Wabash Community College/Marion High School) was named a NJCAA Second Team All-American while Skyla Knight (Los Angeles, Calif./Hoover [Ala.] HS)/Butler Community College) received NJCAA Honorable Mention All-American accolades.
Turner had quite the successful season as she was tabbed as the NJCAA Region XXIV and GRAC (Great Rivers Athletic Conference) Player of the Year. Turner averaged 15.3 points per game while shooting 68 percent from the field and over 50 percent from behind the arc. Defensively, Turner pulled down 7.9 rebounds per contest. She helped Wabash Community College to a 21-4 overall record and 15-0 conference ledger along with a Midwest District Championship title.Â
Prior to Turner's sophomore season, the Collegiate Girls Basketball Report had Turner tabbed as the fourth best JUCO (Junior College) player in the country and was ranked sixth best JUCO prospect by World Exposure Report.
An Indiana native, Turner was a four-year letter winner at Marion High School where she played in 103 games. She tallied 1,347 career points with the Giants while averaging 13.1 points per games and 6.7 rebounds per contest. She had a breakout senior season averaging 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Turner shot above a 50 percent from the field in both her junior and senior seasons. An invitee to the Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Senior workout, Turner earned All-North Central Conference First Team honors her senior year while also being named to the 2019 Chronicle-Tribune County Player of the Year. Â
Knight made quite an impact in her first season with the Butler Community College Grizzlies, earning First Team All-KJCCC (Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference) laurels as she led the Grizzlies in scoring averaging 14.3 points per game and registered four 20+ point performances. Knight ranked second in KJCCC action in field goal percentage (50.6). Before her arrival at Butler Community College, Knight played one season at Little Rock.
Knight attended Hoover High School in Alabama where she averaged 13.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game for her career. She is a member of the program's 1,000-point club. Knight helped the Buccaneers win Alabama Class 7A State Championships in 2017 and 2019.Â
As a senior, Knight was named First Team All-State while also being tabbed as the state tournament's most valuable player. Knight was a member of the AHSAA 7A Northwest All-Region Team in 2019 while also earning AHSAA Area 5 MVP accolades. She ended her senior season as a participant in the Alabama vs. Mississippi All-Star Game.