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Jackson State basketball player Williams-Holliday selected in the third round of the WNBA Draft

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4 years ago

April 12, 2022

Keith Phillips

Ameshya Williams-Holliday (JSU athletics)

Ameshya Williams-Holliday has become the first HBCU basketball player to be selected in the WNBA Draft since 2002.

Williams-Holliday was selected in the third round by the Indiana Fever. She has been previously selected as a First Team All-SWAC in 2020, 2021 and 2022. She was also named the 2022 SWAC Player Of The Year and Defensive Player Of The Year.

In her final season at JSU, Williams-Holliday averaged 19.2 points per game along with 11.4 rebounds.

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Keith Phillips

Keith Phillips is the Vicksburg Daily News Sports Editor. He has been on staff since October 2019 where he was part-time until becoming full-time in 2020. Keith is a Vicksburg native and graduate of Vicksburg High School and the University of Southern Mississippi. In his years with VDN, he has covered multiple stories including sports, human interest and crime(courtroom).

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Jackson State basketball player Williams-Holliday selected in the third round of the WNBA Draft

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