SGTC Lady Jets Ja’Niya Broome named WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-American

Atlanta, GA – South Georgia Technical College freshman guard Ja’Niya Broome from Hamilton, GA, was named to the 2026 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Two-Year Coaches’ All-American team.  She is the first SGTC player under third-year head coach Jason Carpenter to be named to the WBCA All-American team.

   The 5’ 9” former Harris County High School player helped lead the Lady Jets to the Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association (GCAA) regular season championship with a 14 – 1 record.  She was also selected as the GCAA Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.  She was listed as a GCAA First Team All-Region selection and was named to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCCAA) Region XVII All-Tournament team.  The Lady Jets finished second in the NJCAA Region XVII end of the season tournament and were 21 – 11 overall on the season.

   Broome set the school record and led the nation for total field goals made in a single season with 269.  She also broke the Lady Jets single season points record and led the nation with a total of 722 points for the 2025 – 2026 season.  She tied the Lady Jets single season record for three pointers made with 94 this season, which also led the NJCAA nationally.  She averaged 22.6 points per game, which was a single season Lady Jets record, and was also second in the nation in the two-year college league.

   “This is a hard earned and very much deserved honor for a remarkable player and person,” said SGTC Athletic Director and Lady Jets head coach Jason Carpenter, when asked about Broome.  “She is truly only getting started. I am excited to watch her continue to grow!”

   SGTC’s Broome is the seventh Lady Jet to earn this distinction in the 21-year history of the program.  The program began in 2004 – 2005.  South Georgia Technical College had two players listed as WBCA All-Americans in 2023 (Alexia Dizeko and Fanta Gassama).  Alexia Dizeko was also selected as a freshman in 2022. SGTC’s Moe Shida earned the honor in 2021 and SGTC Esther Adenike was selected in 2018.  Lavonda (Shonta) McCall earned the honor in 2012.

  Here is the list of the 2026 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-Americans:

   Jada Graves of New Mexico Junior College is the 2026 WBCA Two-Year College Player of the Year and Russ Jackson of Daytona State College in Florida is the 2026 WBCA Two-Year College Coach of the Year.

   “We applaud the members of the 2026 WBCA Two-Year College Coaches’ All-America team,” said WBCA Executive Director Danielle M. Donehew.  “Each of these young women has achieved an elite level of play within the two-year college division and by doing so has increased public awareness of the women’s game.”

The WBCA Two-Year College Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and Coaches’ All-America team are selected by the WBCA Two-Year College Awards Committee from coaches and student-athletes who are nominated by WBCA member coaches.

Visit wbca.org/awards to see a list of past recipients of each award.