FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. (March 20, 2025) – BOXTOROW uncovered its HBCU Women's Basketball All-America teams and major awards where Howard University saw a pair of Bison recognized for their outstanding performances during the 2024-25 season. The announcement came Thursday.
 
Graduate guard Destiny Howell (Queens, N.Y.) was selected to the BOXTOROW HBCU All-America First Team while freshman standout Saniyah King (Washington) earned All-America Second Team. The D.C. native also took home the Impact Award.
 
Howell returned to form after missing the entire 2023-24 campaign with a season-ending injury, earning All-MEAC First Team. After the regular season, the two-time All-American led the conference in total three-point field goals made (70) and three-point field goals made per game (2.4). The 2022-23 BOXTOROW National HBCU Player of the Year recipient ranked as one of the nation's best in multiple categories, including free throw percentage (39^th) and three-point field goals made per game (46^th).
 
King made an immediate impact in her first season at Howard, becoming the sixth Bison in program history to win the illustrious MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) Rookie of the Year award. The D.C. native led the league in assists (4.7 per game), which ranked 59^th in the country, while earning the conference's Rookie of the Week accolade for a record-setting 11 times. She was also named to the All-MEAC Second Team and All-Rookie Team.
 
Norfolk State guard Diamond Johnson earned BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Year. North Carolina A&T State head coach Tarrell Robinson and Norfolk State head coach Larry Vickers were named HBCU National Co-Coaches of the Year.
 
Overall, student-athletes from 11 different schools were represented.
 
BOXTOROW has released the Women's Basketball All-America teams since the 2011-12 season.
 
Friday (March 21), Howard hosts Siena in the Postseason WNIT First Round. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m., inside The Burr.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com and/or BOXTOROW at www.BOXTOROW.com.