BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the student-athletes set to participate in the league’s annual SWAC Women’s Basketball Media Day on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 10:00 am CST at the Embassy Suites in Birmingham.
 
All twelve SWAC head women’s basketball coaches will also be in attendance to address media about the upcoming 2026-27 basketball season and the event will be broadcast live on SWAC TV. 
 
A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance is listed below.
 
Alabama A&M
Shun’teria Anumele
Vanessa Wimberly
 
Alabama State
Alanah Pooler
Ny’Keria Flowers
 
Alcorn State
Arene Iyekekpolor
Chrishunti Walker
 
Bethune-Cookman
Tahjae Hawes
Amiyah Ferguson
 
Florida A&M
Tahnyija Purifoy
Shaniyah McCarthy
 
Grambling State
Madison Holden
Mariam Alowonle
 
Jackson State
Ne’vaeh Buntley
Camryn O'Neil
 
Mississippi Valley State
Sydnei Marshall
Bryana Block
 
Prairie View A&M
Janiya Murphy
Jacque Giron
 
Southern
Jocelyn Tate 
DeMya Porter
 
Texas Southern
Jada Landers
DeAvion Wilson
 
Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Indiya Bowen
Khaniah Gardner
 

About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.

Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at www.swac.org.