WB2K22: Players 5

College basketball is in off-season mode but that doesn't mean we can't look back at the talent that made the 2021-22 season a success. Let's check out some of the women that you may or may not know but should on the hardcourt.

Jaz Shelley - Nebraska

Jaz Shelley is one of the best point guards in the NCAA. At 5-9, the Moe, Australian native averaged 13.1 points, 6.3 rebounds and five assists per game during her first season at Nebraska. After playing her first two seasons at Oregon, Shelley had her first year as full-time starter. At Nebraska, Shelley had three games with 10 or more assists. One of those games came in a triple-double in a win against North Carolina Central. She posted 14 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists with three blocked shots. Shelley also had seven games with 10 or more rebounds. Her top scoring effort of the season came in a win over Illinois. She dropped 32 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. Earlier in the season Shelley poured in 30 points in a victory over Drexel. She shot 8-9 from the field, including 6-7 from three-point territory as well as 8-9 from the free-throw line. Shelley did a good job of taking care of the ball last season. She started the season off with just seven turnovers in her first six games. She also posted 50 assists during that stretch. Last season, Shelley hit a career best 82 threes making 40.6 percent of her shots beyond the arc.

Ioanna Krimili - San Francisco

One of the top shooters and arguably most underrated players in the NCAA, Ioanna Krimili averaged career bests 19.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game last season. Over her first three seasons she has averaged 18.7 points in 67 games. Krimili scored at least 30 points in four games last season. She posted 34 points against Nevada during the first month of the season. In February Krimili caught fire scoring a season high 38 points in a win against Portland. The next game she had 28 points in a win over Pepperdine. After that Krimili scored 30 points in a win against Loyola Marymount before posting 32 points in a loss against Saint Mary's. A native of Heraklion, Greece, Krimili is a 5-10 guard who had one of the best three-point shooting seasons in NCAA history during 2020-21. She shot 97-213 from long range which was 45.5 percent from long range. Over her career she has made 192 threes in 67 games.

Anisja Harris - Florida A&M

Anisja Harris is a 5-7 guard from Columbus, Ohio. She competed in her first two years for Wright State before playing at Florida A&M last season. Harris averaged 14.8 points per game, which was a career best. She scored 20 points or more in seven games. Her season high was 24 points which is what she posted two times. In her final 11 games of the season Harris averaged 17.8 points per game. She had one double-double which came when she scored 12 points with 10 rebounds against College of Charleston. Harris averaged 1.3 steals per game. She collected a season best five steals against Alabama A&M. In that game Harris scored 18 points with four assists and three rebounds. She knocked down a career high 52 threes last season draining three or more triples 10 times.

Savannah Samuel - West Virginia

As a 6-1 reserve guard, Savannah Samuel competed in her first season for West Virginia after transferring from Oregon State. The Woodstock, Georgia native helped the Mountaineers win its opening round game in the Big 12 Tournament when she dished out a season high six assists against TCU. Samuel also matched a season high with three steals which she also posted in her opening game of the season against St. Francis. She scored a season's best 10 points two times, both against Iowa State. In the final game of the season Samuel scored 10 points with a season high of six rebounds in a quarter final Big 12 Tournament loss to Iowa State. Samuel improved her scoring average from 3.4 as a freshman at Oregon State to 4.2 as a sophomore at West Virginia.