From Jimmie Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (jimmiepride.com)– The University of Jamestown’s Hannah DeMars was named to the NAIA Women’s Basketball All-American first team as the national office announced its postseason honors Tuesday.
DeMars, who earlier this season was named Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the Year, averaged 17.9 points and 9.7 rebounds per game as the Jimmies finished with a 22-9 record. UJ advanced to the second round of the NAIA National Championship after defeating Indiana University-South Bend. She is the first Jamestown player since Jessica Buck in 2015-16 to be named a first team All-American.
DeMars ended the season with 1647 career points which ranks her third on the Jimmies’ all-time scoring list. She also set a new single-season record with 300 rebounds and is 92 rebounds away from breaking UJ’s career rebounds record (923).
2022-23 NAIA Women’s Basketball All-Americans
| FIRST TEAM | |||
| Name | School | Year | Position |
| Kaitlynn Wilks | Campbellsville (Ky.) | Jr | F |
| Jamie Pickens | Carroll (Mont.) | Sr | F |
| Leianya Massenat | Central Methodist (Mo.) | So. | G |
| Hannah DeMars | Jamestown (N.D.) | Sr | F |
| Ella Collier*& | Marian (Ind.) | Jr | G |
| Jordan Zrust | Mayville State (N.D.) | Sr | G |
| Brynley Fitzgerald`~ | Montana Western | Sr | F |
| Ella Skeens` | Rio Grande (Ohio) | SR | G/F |
| Kertisa Amos | Texas Wesleyan | Sr | F |
| Grace Beyer” | Health Sciences and Pharmacy (Mo.) | JR | G |
| Melissa Akullu` | Vanguard (Calif.) | Jr | C |
| Stefanie Berberabe”+ | Westmont (Calif.) | Sr | G |
| SECOND TEAM | |||
| Name | School | Year | Position |
| Konnor Sudmann | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | Sr | G |
| Leah Johnson | Central Methodist (Mo.) | So. | F |
| Karly Gustafson | Dordt (Iowa) | Sr | F |
| Maya Buckhanon | Fisk (Tenn.) | Sr | C |
| Tianna Ayulo | Florida Memorial (Fla.) | Jr | SG |
| Kyra Whitaker | Indiana Tech | Sr | G |
| Lilli Frasure | Indiana Wesleyan | So | G |
| Tarrah Stephens | John Brown (Ark.) | Sr | F |
| Callie Stevens` | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | JR | G |
| Jordan Pyle* | St. Francis (Ill.) | Sr | G/F |
| Taya Wilson | Sterling (Kan.) | Sr | F |
| Zoie Barth= | Thomas More (Ky.) | Sr. | G |
| THIRD TEAM | |||
| Name | School | Year | Position |
| Daryna Bachkarova | Central Methodist (Mo.) | Sr. | G/F |
| Kassie Monday | Cumberlands (Ky.) | So | G |
| Elsie Aslesen | Dakota State (S.D.) | Sr | F |
| Beverly Slater | Eastern Oregon (Ore.) | Jr | F |
| Sandra Cannady | Loyola (La.) | Sr | F |
| Kennedy Hansberry~ | Loyola (La.) | Sr | G |
| Kiara Brown | Menlo (Calif.) | Jr | F |
| Jordan Sweeney | Montana Western | Sr | G |
| Kloie Thatcher | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Sr | G |
| Claire Austin`~ | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | Sr | F |
| Sha’kyia Parker | Siena Heights (Mich.) | Sr. | G |
| Karsen Schultz | Sterling (Kan.) | Sr | G |