AUSTIN, Tx. – Shannon Devitt, a recent graduate of the TCNJ women's basketball team, has been named to prestigious CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-America honors.
CoSIDA receives about 20,000 nominations throughout the academic year across all championship sports. From those nominations, approximately 5,000 student-athletes receive all-district recognition, and for basketball, only 15 in each division are named to the academic all-American honors.
Devitt exemplifies the true meaning of a student-athlete. An accounting major, Devitt earned a 3.95 GPA during her tenure at TCNJ.
In addition to her excellence in the classroom, Devitt put forward a dominant career on the basketball court to go down as one of the best players TCNJ history. This past season, she broke Candy Kaschak's career program rebounding record of 962 rebounds, which was a mark that stood since 1984. Devitt ranks second in TCNJ history in blocks with 207 and sixth in points with 1,282. She tallied an even 50 double-doubles.
During her senior season, she averaged a double-double with 19 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. A strong low-post presence, Devitt averaged 3.3 blocks per game, which ranked seventh in the nation. Devitt's seven double-doubles in the abbreviated 2021 season also placed her 12th in all of NCAA Division III.
Devitt adds another well-deserved accolade to her trophy case. In April, she received WBCA First Team All-America honors, one of the most prestigious awards a Division III women's basketball player can receive. In doing so, Devitt became TCNJ's first WBCA All-American since Hillary Klimowicz in 2008-09. She was also elected to the TCNJ Blue and Gold Hall of Fame. Devitt additionally was named to the WBCA All-Star team, the D3hoops.com All-Region team, First Team All-NJAC, and NJAC Defensive Player of the Year.
CoSIDA began the distinguished Academic All-America program in 1952, and since then, has honored thousands of deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions.
Currently, CoSIDA sponsors Academic All-America programs for men's soccer, women's soccer, football, volleyball, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, softball and men's and women's track and field/cross country. Many other sports are eligible through the At-Large program.
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