University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Johnson Named to All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
3/2/2026 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NEW ORLEANS – Southern Miss women's basketball graduate student guard Jakayla Johnson earned All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team honors as announced by the Sun Belt Conference Monday afternoon.
Johnson, a native of Clinton, Miss., played in all 30 games in her first year with the Lady Eagles and leads Southern Miss with 15.3 points per game, 41 steals and a 37.4 three-point percentage. She scored in double-figures in 23 contests with three 30-plus point performances, including a season-high 32 in the season finale against ULM.
She was named to the Sun Belt Conference Preseason First Team the ahead of the 2025-26 season for second time in her career. Johnson now owns three All-Sun Belt Conference selections in her three-year career in the league, previously earning First Team honors in 2024-25 and Third Team honors in 2023-24.
Johnson and the Lady Eagles will open the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 5, against a to-be-determined opponent at 2 p.m. in Pensacola, Fla.
Player of the Year
Kishyah Anderson, Georgia Southern
Defensive Player of the Year
Zay Dyer, Troy
Newcomer of the Year
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Freshman of the Year
Kinsea Grimes, Coastal Carolina
Sixth Woman of the Year
Mimi McCollister, Arkansas State
Coach of the Year
Hana Haden, Georgia Southern
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
Kishyah Anderson, Georgia Southern
Zay Dyer, Troy
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
Zyion Shannon, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
Ashanti Barnes, James Madison
Destiny Garrett, Georgia Southern
Jakayla Johnson, Southern Miss
Fortuna Ngnawo, Troy
Crislyn Rose, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
En'Dya Buford, Old Dominion
McKenna Eddings, Georgia Southern
Crystal Henderson, Georgia State
Emani Jenkins, Troy
Kristin Williams, Coastal Carolina
All-Sun Belt Defensive Team
Ashanti Barnes, James Madison
Zay Dyer, Troy
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Bree Robinson, James Madison
Zyion Shannon, Arkansas State
Johnson, a native of Clinton, Miss., played in all 30 games in her first year with the Lady Eagles and leads Southern Miss with 15.3 points per game, 41 steals and a 37.4 three-point percentage. She scored in double-figures in 23 contests with three 30-plus point performances, including a season-high 32 in the season finale against ULM.
She was named to the Sun Belt Conference Preseason First Team the ahead of the 2025-26 season for second time in her career. Johnson now owns three All-Sun Belt Conference selections in her three-year career in the league, previously earning First Team honors in 2024-25 and Third Team honors in 2023-24.
Johnson and the Lady Eagles will open the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 5, against a to-be-determined opponent at 2 p.m. in Pensacola, Fla.
Player of the Year
Kishyah Anderson, Georgia Southern
Defensive Player of the Year
Zay Dyer, Troy
Newcomer of the Year
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Freshman of the Year
Kinsea Grimes, Coastal Carolina
Sixth Woman of the Year
Mimi McCollister, Arkansas State
Coach of the Year
Hana Haden, Georgia Southern
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
Kishyah Anderson, Georgia Southern
Zay Dyer, Troy
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
Zyion Shannon, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
Ashanti Barnes, James Madison
Destiny Garrett, Georgia Southern
Jakayla Johnson, Southern Miss
Fortuna Ngnawo, Troy
Crislyn Rose, Arkansas State
All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team
En'Dya Buford, Old Dominion
McKenna Eddings, Georgia Southern
Crystal Henderson, Georgia State
Emani Jenkins, Troy
Kristin Williams, Coastal Carolina
All-Sun Belt Defensive Team
Ashanti Barnes, James Madison
Zay Dyer, Troy
Timaya Lewis-Eutsey, Marshall
Bree Robinson, James Madison
Zyion Shannon, Arkansas State
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