UB's Kadijah Dickson Selected ECC Women's Basketball Rookie Of the Year For 2015-16

Central Islip, N.Y.-University of Bridgeport freshman Kadijah Dickson (Queens, N.Y.) has been named the 2016 East Coast Conference Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year for her outstanding play during the 2015-16 campaign.

During the season, Dickson, who led the Purple Knights in both scoring and rebounding this year averaging 12.8 points and 7.1 boards per game, was selected as the ECC's Rookie of the Week a total of five times.  She also led UB in steals with a total 48 and was second on the team in assists with 86, seeing action in all 28 of Bridgeport's game, making 25 starts during her first season in the Park City.

2016 All-East Coast Conference Women's Basketball Teams

First Team

Taj Baldwin-Kollore - Dist. Columbia

Samantha Courtney - Roberts Wesleyan

Dina Ragab - NYIT

MacKenzie Rowland - Queens

Madison Rowland - Queens

Sarah Saba - Daemen

Second Team

Shannon Duer - NYIT

Jenna Erickson - St. Thomas Aquinas

Brooke Fields - Roberts Wesleyan

Krstina Surlan - Dowling

Nina Vukosavljevic - NYIT

Third Team

Deasia Goodson - Mercy

Kimani Jackson - Molloy

Ally Leftridge - Molloy

Kristen Korzevinski - Queens

Iman Scott - Dist. Columbia

Player of the Year: Dina Ragab - NYIT

Defensive Player of the Year: Samantha Courtney - Roberts Wesleyan

Rookie of the Year: Kadijah Dickson - Bridgeport

Coach of the Year: Anthony Crocitto - NYIT