WB2K23: The List 7

Olivia Miles - Notre Dame

At 5-10, Olivia Miles may be the best point guard in the NCAA. From Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the floor general was second in the NCAA as a sophomore with an average of 7.4 assists per game. Miles dropped 10 or more assists on eight occasions last season. Two of those came in the first couple of rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Miles posted a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in a first-round win over UMass. In the second-round, Miles dished out 12 assists with nine points, seven rebounds and three steals in a win against Oklahoma as the Fighting Irish advanced to the Sweet 16. Miles dished out a season high of 14 assists against Bryant on a game where she scored as many points. Miles is also a strong scorer as well, posting 13.7 points per game. In a win over Boston College she poured in 30 points on 12-19 shooting, making four of her eight three-point shots. In her final contest of the season, she posted 21 points with six rebounds and six assists against North Carolina State in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Jacy Sheldon - Ohio State

An Associated Press All-American Honorable Mention selection, Jacy Sheldon has been an outstanding shooter during her career at Ohio State. Sheldon shot a career best of 50.4 percent overall as well as posting a high of 19.7 points per game. Currently sitting at 1,283 points, Sheldon tallied 30 points or more on four occasions last season. From Jan. 12 - Jan. 23, Sheldon scored 32 or more points in three out of four games. She scored a career best 33 points making 12-of-15 shots in 38 minutes against Michigan State. Sheldon also proved to be a good distributor, leading the Buckeyes in with 4.2 assists along with her high scoring average. The 5-10 guard from Dublin, Ohio, collected 10 assists twice last season. The first time was a 24-point, 10-assist performance against #12 Maryland in a home win. Sheldon is also a great free-throw shooter, making 86.4 percent of her free-throws. She hit 10 free-throws in a game, three times last season.

LaTascya Duff - New Mexico

A 5-7 guard from Samson, Alabama, LaTascya Duff can stroke it from long range. The senior has canned 149 threes in 55 games making 41.7 percent of her triple attempts. Duff averaged 12 points per game on 42.7 percent three-point shooting last season. From Dec. 19 - Jan. 13, Duff drained 24-39 three-point shots, which was clip of 61.5 percent over six games. She made seven threes in two games, the final was a 27-point performance in a win against Grand Canyon in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament. In New Mexico's three WNIT games she hit 16 of her 31 three-point shots, which was a successful percentage of 51.6. Duff is from Samson, Alabama. She played her first two collegiate seasons on the junior college level at Shelton State where she averaged 17 points per game as a sophomore in 2019-20.

Jada Dapaa - Fordham

Jada Dapaa is one of the best kept secrets in NCAA basketball. The 5-11 forward was third in the NCAA in rebounding with 12.6 boards per game. She tallied 378 rebounds in 30 games in her first year as a full-time starter at Saint Francis (Pennsylvania). After four seasons Dapaa has transferred to Fordham. Last year she tallied 20 or more rebounds on three occasions. Her top game on the boards was a 23-rebound, 13-point effort in an overtime win over Sacred Heart. Dapaa's top scoring performance came against Saint Francis, when she scored 23 points with 18 rebounds, four steals and one block. In her final game at Saint Francis, Dapaa posted 14 rebounds and 13 points against Mount St. Mary's in the Northeast Conference Tournament. She was named the Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player of the Year in the conference.