Cal State San Marcos' senior forward Jordan Vasquez has been voted the 2023-24 CCAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, and CSUSM's Renee Jimenez was named Coach of the Year, highlighting the 2023-24 All-CCAA Women's Basketball Team.
 
Chico State's Zhane Duckett earned CCAA Defensive Player of the Year honors, and Cal Poly Pomona's Sydney Nelson collected Freshman of the Year honors. Cal Poly Humboldt's Emilia Long was named Newcomer of the Year.
 
Jordan Vasquez becomes the second Cougar to earn CCAA Women's Basketball Player of the Year, joining Akayla Hackson in 2021-22. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native helped Cal State San Marcos go 18-4 in conference and win its third regular season CCAA championship in the past four seasons. She averaged a double-double with 15.7 points and 11.9 rebounds per game. She will enter the CCAA Tournament tied for third in NCAA Div. II in rebounds and double-doubles (18). Vasquez also paced the CCAA in field goal percentage (.551) while scoring in 21 of 27 games.
 
Zhane Duckett becomes the first Wildcat in program history to collect CCAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. The 5-7 guard from Oakland averaged 2.0 steals per game and regularly drew the opponents' top perimeter scorers. Her efforts helped Chico lead the CCAA in 3-point defense (.272), allowing just 64.9 points per game. Duckett also averaged 14.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 5.2 assists for a Wildcats team that finished second in the CCAA standings (16-6).
 
Emilia Long made history by becoming the first student-athlete to be voted CCAA Newcomer of the Year in two sports. After capturing the honor in women's soccer, Long turned her attention to the court, where she averaged 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 2.9 steals per game. The Port Angeles, Wash., native ranked second in the conference in assists and 15th nationally in steals. She scored double-figures in 21 of 25 games, including six games with over 20 points.
 
Cal Poly Pomona's Sydney Nelson was named the CCAA Freshman of the Year. From her first weekend on the court, Nelson was an impact student-athlete for the Broncos. The 6-0 forward averaged 15.1 points and 6.5 rebounds. Her .495 field goal percentage ranks second in the conference, and she has scored 20 or more points six times.
 
In her seventh season at CSUSM, Renee Jimenez guided the Cougars to a 21-6 over record and an 18-4 mark in conference play to earn her third CCAA Coach of the Year award in the past four seasons. The team was ranked in the top 25 for multiple weeks and has appeared in the first two regional rankings. Under her tutelage, Cal State San Marcos led the CCAA in scoring defense (59.6) and was second in rebounding margin (4.9).
 
Jimenez also helped guide Vasquez and Charity Gallegos to first-team All-CCAA honors, and Mina Tameilau to the second team. Chico State led the way with four selections on the first or second team, while CSUSM, Cal Poly Pomona, and Cal State LA each had three.

Nicole Flennaugh from Cal State LA earned All-CCAA honors for the fourth time in her career. The CCAA's all-time 3-point leader was an honorable mention her freshman season in 2019-20 before earning first team honors the last three years. Destiny Jackson, Asia Jordan, Lily Buggs, Zhane Duckett, Gallegos and Vasquez each collected their third All-CCAA honor. 
 
Five of the 10 first-team members were repeat selections from 2022-23. Only one had not previously earned at least an All-CCAA honorable mention. The 2023-24 All-CCAA Team was selected by the conference's 12 head coaches.
 
The 2023-24 CCAA Basketball Tournament begins Thursday, Mar. 7, in San Bernardino. No. 3 seed Cal Poly Pomona will take on No. 6 seed Sonoma State in the first women's game of the day at Noon. The 4/5 matchup will follow at 2:30 p.m. when Cal State LA faces the host Cal State San Bernardino.
 

2023-24 CCAA Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Player of the Year: Jordan Vasquez, Cal State San Marcos
Defensive Player of the Year: Zhane Duckett, Chico State
Newcomer of the Year: Emilia Long, Cal Poly Humboldt
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Nelson, Cal Poly Pomona
Coach of the Year: Renee Jimenez, Cal State San Marcos
All-CCAA First Team
Name	Yr.	Pos.	School	Hometown
Kalaya Buggs	Jr.	G	Cal Poly Pomona	Compton
Lily Buggs - %, $	Jr.	G	Cal State LA	Long Beach
Zhane Duckett - &, @	Sr.	G	Chico State	Oakland
Nicole Flennaugh - !, %, $	Sr.	G	Cal State LA	Portland, Ore.
Charity Gallegos - %, ^	Jr.	G	Cal State San Marcos	Sacramento
Destiny Jackson - #, @	Sr.	G	Cal State San Bernardino	Hayward
Asia Jordan - %, $	Jr.	F	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Lakewood
Alli McDonald - $	Jr.	F	Sonoma State	Diamond Springs
Jordan Vasquez - %, $	Sr.	F	Cal State San Marcos	Moreno Valley
Nala Williams - @	So.	G	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Long Beach
All-CCAA Second Team
Name	Yr.	Pos.	School	Hometown
Jordan Allred	Jr.	G	Chico State	Martinez
Alexsandra Alvarado	So.	G	San Francisco State	Richmond
Mya Blake - #, @	Jr.	G	Stanislaus State	Stockton
Mia Dufresne - ^	Jr.	F	Cal State San Bernardino	Torrance
Brandy Huffhines - @	Sr.	G	Chico State	Rio Linda
Alicia Jones	Sr.	G	Cal State LA	Modesto
Makenzi Laporte	Jr.	F	Chico State	Salinas
Emilia Long	Jr.	G	Cal Poly Humboldt	Port Angeles, Wash.
Sydney Nelson	Fr.	F	Cal Poly Pomona	Eastvale
Payton Sterk	So.	G	Cal State East Bay	Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mina Tameilau - &, @	Sr.	F	Cal State San Marcos	Redwood City
Honorable Mention
Jayme Blackard (SSU), Sage Bridges-Bey (SFSU), Jeanette Fine (CPP), Breanne Ha (CPP), Samantha Henley (CSUSB), Jaida Jackson (CSUSB), Jaela Richardson-@ (CSUEB), Gabriella Rones (CSLA), Sarah Shaw (CSUMB).
$ - 2022-23 All-CCAA First Team Selection; @ - 2022-23 All-CCAA Second Team Selection; ^ - 2022-23 Honorable Mention % - 2021-22 All-CCAA First Team Selection; &- 2021-22 All-CCAA Second Team Selection; # - 2021-22 Honorable Mention;  ! - 2019-20 Honorable Mention