2022-23 D2CCA All-West Region Teams

SAN FRANCISCO – Just over a week after being named All-PacWest First Team, Academy of Art women's basketball sophomore forward/center Alisha Wilson, one of the country's top rebounders and owner of 17 double-doubles in 2022-23, added a Division II Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Second Team selection to her resume in Thursday's announcement.

Wilson was an absolute force in just her second season with the Urban Knights. Coming into the year as an Preseason All-PacWest Team selection, the Pomona native recorded double-digit rebounds in all but three of her 22 games played, ultimately leading NCAA Division II in offensive rebounds per game (5.7), tying with D2CCA West Region Player of the Year Samantha Bowman (Central Washington) for the nation's highest rebounds per game average (14.8), and setting a new ART U single-season record in the process. More records came from Wilson in 2022-23 including the program's most career double-doubles (31) which she surpassed en route to tying the Academy of Art single-season double-doubles record (17). The Communications & Media Technologies major ranked eighth in the nation in double-doubles at the end of the regular season, was top 20 in NCAA DII and second in the PacWest in steals per game (2.8), the conference leader in field goal percentage (.522), and fourth in the PacWest in points per game (15.2) as well as sixth in blocks per game (0.9).

A six-time PacWest Defender of the Week (Jan. 4, Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6, Feb. 20, Feb. 27) and once the conference's Player of the Week (Jan. 16) to set a new ART U career record of nine weekly honors, Wilson posted double-doubles in her first two contests then began an incredible 12-game streak on Dec. 6 versus Sonoma State. Some of her biggest scoring outputs also came during that time as she delivered a career-high 28 points against Holy Names on Dec. 30 then matched that total in a rematch with Concordia on Jan. 19. Season highs of four blocks twice came in that stretch (once paired with 27 points, 18 rebounds, five steals, and four assists at Chaminade on Jan. 10) and a career-high seven steals followed shortly thereafter against UH Hilo on Jan. 29. The year saw her collect 22 rebounds three times, but Wilson saved her best performance for Feb. 19 versus Holy Names when she tied the Academy of Art single-game record with 23 rebounds.

Wilson's All-Region honor marks the third time ever that an Academy of Art University women's basketball student-athlete has been selected behind Jasmin Guinn (2016) and Krystal Forthan (2014).

The D2CCA Player of the Year award and All-Region Teams are nominated and selected by members of the region's athletics communications staffs. The D2CCA encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of high education. The D2CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact NCAA Division II athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.