Texas Tech Women’s Basketball Stars Jasmine Shavers and Bailey Maupin Earn Academic Honors and Advance to National Ballot

Jasmine Shavers and Bailey Maupin, two of the best women’s basketball players in the Big 12, have just earned academic honors to go along with their outstanding performances on the court. Both players were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team for the first time in their careers. They were also selected as CSC Academic All-America finalists and will advance to the national ballot for voting by CSC members.

Shavers and Maupin, who both received All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, were key players for the Lady Raiders this season. Maupin, who started every game and averaged 31.6 minutes per game, led Texas Tech in scoring with 27 double-figure games and 102 assists. She also scored 14.1 points per game and made 127 free throws with an 85.8 percent shooting percentage.

Maupin had a breakout season with four games of 20-plus points and recorded her first career double-double against Sam Houston. She led the team in scoring 12 times and assists 19 times throughout the season. In Big 12 play, Maupin averaged 13.3 points and 2.6 assists per game in all 18 contests.

Shavers also had an impressive season, leading the Lady Raiders in scoring with an average of 15.4 points per game. She had eight games of 20-plus points and 26 double-figure games overall. Shavers also averaged 5.0 rebounds per game and recorded two double-doubles during Big