Jennings, Buss selected to play in NJCAA Top 40 All-Star Game

Collin College's Waiata Jennings and Mackenzie Buss will put even more of a Region V feel to the NJCAA. The two were recently selected to play in the JUCO Top 40 All Star Game in Atlanta, GA. The game is scheduled for July 20.

A 5-foot-9 freshman guard from Rotorua, New Zealand, Jennings was named a Second-Team All-American after averaging 16.4 points per game along with 5.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists. She recorded 92 steals, about three per game. Jennings was named the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC) Player of the Year, the World Exposure Report Junior College Division I Freshman of the Year, and was added to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Two-Year College Coaches' All-America Team.

A 5-foot-4 freshman guard from Lake Dallas, Buss was named an All-American Honorable Mention selection. She notched 12.5 points per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field. She sank 39.7 percent of her three-point attempts and added 4.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Buss was named to the All-Region V Team and was first-team all-conference.

The 2022-2023 Collin College Lady Cougars recorded an overall record of 29-3, setting a school record for most wins and finishing the regular season at No. 7 in the NJCAA coaches poll. The team also earned the college's first-ever at-large invitation to the NJCAA National Basketball Tournament.