FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. – North Carolina Central standout forward Aniya Finger was named to the BOXTOROW HBCU Division I Women's Basketball All-America Team on Thursday, March 19.

This is the second honor for Finger, who was named to the All-MEAC team last week.

The Eagles' leading scorer and second-leading rebounder, Finger was selected as a second-team All-American. She averaged 11.8 points and 6.1 rebounds. A versatile player, Finger was third on the team with 38 made three-pointers  and third in three-point percentage at 42.1 percent.

Finger ranked sixth in scoring and tied for seventh in rebounding in the MEAC. She played her best in conference games, averaging 13.5 points and 7.2 rebounds to rank fifth in both scoring and rebounding in league play.

Finger, a graduate student, was a BOXTOROW All-America selection despite starting 12 of 26 games. But she keyed an Eagles' reserve unit that ranked among the nation's top 15 teams in bench points per game.

A native of Charlotte, N.C., Finger scored in double figures 17 times including a career-high 30 points to hand Maryland Eastern Shore, the league leader at the time, its first conference loss. Finger added 12 rebounds and six steals against UMES for one of her six double-doubles this season.

Below are the 2025-26 BOXTOROW All-America First and Second Teams and Individual Awardees. BOXTOROW has released the Women's Basketball All-America Teams since the 2011-12 season. Players from 12 different schools are represented.

2025-26 First Team All-Americans
Indiya Bowen, Arkansas-Pine Bluff (G, 5-8, Jr., Horn Lake, Miss.)
Nakia Cheatham, Alcorn State (G/F, 6-0, Grad., Clarksdale, Miss.)
Chaniya Clark, North Carolina A&T (C, 6-4, r-Sr., Fort Myers, Fla.)
Da'Brya Clark, Norfolk State (G, Jr., Baltimore, Md.)
Jasha Clinton, Norfolk State (G, 5-8, Grad., Virginia Beach, Va.)
Taliyah Logwood, Texas Southern (G/F, 5-10, Soph., Richmond, Calif.)
Zennia Thomas, Howard (F, 6-2, Sr., Cleveland, Ohio)
Kalia Walker, Alabama A&M (G- 5-5, Grad, Alexander, Ark.)


2025-26 Second Team All-Americans
Moses Davenport, Alabama A&M (C, 6-5, Grad., Troy, Ala.)
Aniya Finger, North Carolina Central (F, 5-11, Grad., Charlotte, N.C.)
Ashanti Lynch, Maryland Eastern Shore (G, 5-9, Sr., Hookerton, N.C.)
Khila Morris, Coppin State (G, 5-11, Sr., Bronx, N.Y.)
Shaniah Nunn, Grambling (F, 6-0, Sr., Birmingham, Ala.)
Crystal Schultz, Prairie View A&M (G, 5-8, Soph., Houston, Texas)
Zoe Stewart, Howard (G, 5-10, r-Jr., Terre Haute, Ind.)

AWARDS
HBCU DI Women's National Player of the Year: Zennia Thomas, Howard
HBCU DI Women's National Coach of the Year: Ty Grace, Howard
HBCU DI Women's Impact Player of the Year: Jasha Clinton, Norfolk State

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