Nine Raiders Land on All-Panhandle Conference Teams

NICEVILLE, Fla. – Nine Northwest Florida State men's and women's basketball players earned All-Panhandle Conference honors, the association announced last week.

Chanaya Pinto, Last-Tear Poa, and Masengo Mutanda were named to the first team, while Kynadi Kuykendoll and Inès Piper landed on the second team for the women's team. Bart Walker earned Coach of the Year for the league.

On the men's side, Marseilles Caston, Alonzo Gaffney, and Micah Thomas earned first team honors and Jourdan Smith was named to the second team.

Pinto was named to the first team for the second consecutive season, while Poa, who received the most votes among freshman, was the only one to land on the first team.

Caston also made a return to the first team list and Smith's second team accolades were the second straight for him.

ALL-PANHANDLE CONFERENCE

Men's Basketball

First-team

El Ellis, Tallahassee; Jaeden Zackery, Chipola; Jeremiah Kendall, Tallahassee; Carlos Lemus, Chipola; Jammy Pierre-Louis, Gulf Coast State; Terry Durham, Pensacola State; Marseilles Caston, Northwest Florida State; Nae'Qwan Tomlin, Chipola; Brett Thompson, Pensacola State; Micah Thomas, Northwest Florida State; Shawn Walker, Tallahassee; Alonzo Gaffney, Northwest Florida State

Second-team

DeAngelo Ware, Tallahassee; Davonta Cook, Gulf Coast State; Jourdan Smith, Northwest Florida State; Kaylein Marzette, Gulf Coast State; Dexter McKenzie, Pensacola State

Player of the Year: El Ellis, Tallahassee
Coach of the Year: Donnie Tyndall, Chipola; Zach Settembre, Tallahassee

Women's Basketball

First-team

Nia Daniel, Gulf Coast State; De'Myla Brown, Chipola; Chanaya Pinto, Northwest Florida State; Isadora Sousa, Chipola; Last-Tear Poa, Northwest Florida State; Masengo Mutanda, Northwest Florida State; Tai'Sheka Porchia, Pensacola State; Jordan McLaughlin, Chipola; Elizabeth Gibbs, Gulf Coast State; Ana Nikulochkina, Tallahassee; Khadija Chambless, Pensacola State; Polina Nikulochkina, Tallahassee

Second-team

Ifunanya Nwachukwu, Chipola; Cabria Lewis, Gulf Coast State; Ta'Shonna Wright-Gaskins, Chipola; Sarah Matthews, Gulf Coast State; Jordyn Neal, Pensacola State; Kynadi Kuykendolll, Northwest Florida State; Ines Piper, Northwest Florida State; Rita James, Tallahassee

Player of the Year: Nia Daniel, Gulf Coast State
Coach of the Year: Bart Walker, Northwest Florida State

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