Former Mocs Basketball Star Jasmine Joyner Named TSWA Player of the Year

(gomocs.com) Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women’s basketball standout Jasmine Joyner was named Tennessee’s 2016-17 Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association today.

Joyner earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors and garnered Most Outstanding Player accolades at the conference tournament, helping the Mocs to the league championship.

She finished third nationally in blocked shots per game (3.8) and was the only player in the SoCon to average a double-double with 13.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for UTC, which finished 21-11 overall in 2016-17.

She earned First Team All-SoCon honors and posted 15 double-doubles during the season, including 10 of the final 13 contests of the year. Joyner closed her collegiate career ranked eighth all-time in NCAA DI blocked shots with 436 and 14th with 3.57 blocks per game.