East Texas A&M University Athletics

The 2006-07 women’s basketball team, coached by Denny Downing, is one of the most accomplished teams in A&M-Commerce athletics history. The Lions went 28-9 overall and 15-1 on their home floor, making the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history after winning the program’s only Lone Star Conference Tournament championship. In the NCAA Tournament, the Lions knocked off Emporia State, Missouri Western State, and Washburn to win the South Central Regional Championship and advance to the Elite Eight round of the tournament.

Kanani Marshall was named the LSC Player of the Year, while being named a third team All-American, Britney ‘BJ’ Jordan earned All-Region Honors, and was named the Most Valuable Player during the regional round of the NCAA Tournament as well as the LSC Tournament, and Downing was named the LSC Coach of the Year.