ATLANTA, Ga. -- Colorado College junior guard Anna Fanelli was elected it to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division III Coaches’ All-America Honorable Mention Team it was announced on Tuesday. Complete WBCA Release
Selected and voted on by member coaches of the WBCA in NCAA Division III, these student-athletes represent the most outstanding basketball players across America in their division.
Fanelli, a First Team All-SCAC honoree, enjoyed a record-breaking season during the 2021-22 campaign. She led the NCAA with 239 assists, setting both a new school and SCAC record. Fanelli is the first student-athlete in SCAC history to eclipse the 200-plateua mark for assists in a single season. On January 15th, Fanelli dished out 16 assists in a 79-53 home victory over Schreiner to set a new school and conference record for assists in a single game.
She also led the NCAA in assists per game with 8.9. That mark also breaks the old SCAC record of 7.5 which was set by Centre’s Leslie Baldwin during the 1995-96 season. Her 2.60 assists to turnover ratio was tops in the SCAC and finished eight in all of Division III. In addition to her facilitating efforts, Fanelli finished her junior season with 181 points and 28 total steals.
Fanelli guided the Tigers to back-to-back berths in the SCAC championship games, the first two in program history. With Fanelli running the show, the Tigers are 3-3 in the last three SCAC postseason games after going 3-8 in their previous 11.
This year's 16 victories are the most for the program since the 2008-09 team posted a 16-9 record. The last time CC won more than 16 games was the 1989-90 season when the Tigers posted a 17-9 record.
For 40 years, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association has been the professional association for coaches of women's and girls' basketball at all levels of competition. Founded in 1981, the WBCA offers educational resources that coaches need to help make themselves better leaders, teachers and mentors to their players; provides opportunities for coaches to connect with peers in the profession; serves as the unifying voice of a diverse community of coaches to the organizations that control the game; and celebrates those coaches, players and other individuals who excel each year and contribute to the advancement of the sport. Visit WBCA.org for more details about the association.
