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Selland, Myah

44 Myah Selland

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-1
  • Class
    Redshirt Senior
  • High School
    Sanborn Central/Woonsocket H.S.
  • Hometown
    Letcher, S.D.
  • Major
    Exercise Science

Biography

PRONUNCIATION

 
HONORS AND AWARDS
• WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2020-21)
• Summit League Player of the Year (2020-21, 2022-23)
• WNIT All-Tournament MVP (2021-22)
• Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Finalist (2020-21, 2022-23)
• Cheryl Miller Award Top 10 Watch List (2022-23)
• All-Summit League First Team (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• All-Summit League Honorable Mention (2018-19)
• Summit League All-Newcomer Team (2017-18)
• Summit League All-Tournament Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
• Summit League Player of the Week (1/14/19, 12/7/20, 12/21/20, 12/28/20, 1/11/21, 2/8/21, 2/15/21, 2/14/22, 1/9/23, 2/27/23)
• Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Winner (2022-23)
• CoSIDA Academic All-American (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• Academic All-League (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
• Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
• Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
 
2022-23: Started all 35 games for the Jackrabbits in her final season... tallied 16.1 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 29.1 minutes per game, all team highs... also dished 2.4 assists per contest, ranking third on the team... averaged 16.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in conference play to earn Summit League Player of the Year honors... averaged 19.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals against ranked opponents... put up double figures in 29 contests and had nine outings with at least 20 points... opened the season with 22 points, four assists and three steals against No. 21 Creighton (11/7)... posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double in a 63-62 win over Mississippi State (11/14)... led SDSU to an upset win over No. 4/10 Louisville with 25 points (14 in the fourth quarter), 11 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals at the Battle 4 Atlantis (11/21)... went 7-for-14 from the floor and 10-for-12 from the free throw line against the Cardinals... put up 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and dished a season-high six assists against Northern Iowa (12/3)... scored 20 points and grabbed five boards in a win over No. 24/25 K-State (12/10)... knocked down a 3-pointer to pull the Jacks within single digits in the fourth quarter against No. 1 South Carolina (12/15)... scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds against the Gamecocks... notched 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting and nine rebounds at Kansas City (12/21)... scored 24 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists against North Dakota State (1/5)... matched her career high with 30 points on 10-of-12 shooting and seven 3-pointers against North Dakota (1/7)... scored 19 points to go with four rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 118-59 win over South Dakota (1/14)... put up 22 points (7-for-10), eight rebounds and four assists against St. Thomas (1/26)... recorded a double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds against Western Illinois (1/28)... went 7-for-8 from the floor for 18 points against Denver (2/16)... was a perfect 7-for-7 from the field for 17 points and had four rebounds, four assists and three steals at Kansas City (2/23)... wrapped the regular season with 21 points, four rebounds and a pair of steals at Oral Roberts (2/25)... averaged 11.7 points and 6.7 rebounds in the Summit League Tournament to earn a spot on the all-tournament team... scored 29 points - including 16 straight Jackrabbit points in a nine-minute stretch in the fourth quarter into overtime - in the Jacks’ 62-57 overtime win over USC in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament... also had nine rebounds against the Trojans... tallied 17 points and nine rebounds against top-seeded Virginia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

2021-22: Played in 31 games with 28 starts... missed seven games due to injury... averaged a team-high 14.3 points while ranking second in rebounds (5.5 RPG) and assists (3.3 APG)... led the Summit League in assist/turnover ratio at 2.1... put up double figures in 22 games with a season-high 26 points coming against Denver (3/5)... collected two double-doubles on the year... shot 51.1 percent from the field and 46.6 percent from beyond the arc... scored 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go with six rebounds at Kansas City (12/20)... recorded 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal against North Dakota State (12/30)... put up 16 points (7-10) and had eight assists, four rebounds, one block and one steal against St. Thomas (1/20)... had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and four rebounds in 16 minutes at North Dakota (1/27)... scored 23 points and had four rebounds and three assists at North Dakota State (1/29)... scored 25 points (10-13) in 24 minutes to go with six rebounds, four assists and two blocks against Denver (2/10), followed by a near-triple-double against Omaha (13 points, nine rebounds, eight assists) on 2/12 to earn Summit League Player of the Week honors... recorded 20 points, five rebounds, four steals and three assists at Western Illinois (2/17)... had 24 points, four rebounds and three assists at St. Thomas (2/19)... paced the Jackrabbits with 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting in the Summit League quarterfinal (3/5)... averaged 16.3 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field during the WNIT to earn the tournament's MVP award... posted her first double-double of the season against Ohio in the opening round of the WNIT (3/17) with 10 points and 12 rebounds... scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds against UCLA (3/31) in the WNIT semifinal... also recorded a double-double against Seton Hall with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the WNIT championship (4/2).

2020-21: Started all 20 games she appeared in, averaging a team-high 30.8 minutes per game … averaged a team-leading 19.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game … led the Summit League in points per game (19.2) and ranked third in assists per game (3.8), field goal percentage (.515) and assist/turnover ratio (1/5) … scored 15-plus points in 19 games this season, including 20-plus points on six occasions, and registered five double-doubles … shot 51.5 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from beyond the arc … recorded 19 points, five boards, two assists and two blocks against Iowa State (11/28) … registered a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds while adding four assists against Creighton (11/30) … carried the team to an overtime win over then-No. 18 Gonzaga (12/6) with 18 points, including the shot to send the game into overtime … registered a double-double as she led the Jacks with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Drake (12/15) … paced the squad with yet another double-double, including 19 points and 10 rebounds, while adding six assists and four steals at then-No. 20 Missouri State (12/19) … registered her third-straight double-double with 27 points and 12 rebounds at Montana State (12/21) … recorded 17 points, six rebounds and four assists against UNI (12/23) … registered her fifth double-double of the season with 11 rebounds and 29 points against Western Illinois (1/9) … led all scorers with 20 points; her 10th point in the contest marked her 1,000th career point as she became the 38th Jackrabbit all-time to reach the milestone at Omaha (1/15) … tallied 19 points on a 63.6 percent shooting performance, while adding seven rebounds and three assists against North Dakota (1/22) … led all scorers in both wins over the South Dakota (2/5-6) with 17 and 26 points, respectively … dropped a career-high 30 points and added eight rebounds and six assists against Oral Roberts (2/14) … recorded 10 points, four assists and a block at North Dakota State (2/19) before suffering a season-ending injury.
 
2019-20: Started all nine contests that she appeared in before suffering a season ending injury … averaged 13.8 points, five rebounds and three assists per game … turned in 17 points and five rebounds in the season opener at Drake (11/8) …  registered 14 points and eight rebounds at Creighton (11/12) … recorded a career-best five steals vs. Dakota Wesleyan (11/15) … shot 66.7 percent from the field (6-of-9) vs. Wyoming (11/23) … logged 17 points in the win over No. 21/20 ranked South Florida (11/28) … posted season-high seven assists and added 14 points in win over Notre Dame (11/29) … recorded season-best 20 points and tallied five assists vs. Florida Gulf Coast (11/30) … turned in 13 points and six assists vs. Coppin State (12/5). 

2018-19: Started all 33 games in which she played … scored in double figures 25 times … ranked second on the team in assists (108) and blocked shots (18) … also ranked third on the squad for steals (40), 3-pointers (25), scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (5.4 rpg) … reached double figures for first time with 15-point, 8-assist outing against Florida Gulf Coast (11/9) … began streak of seven consecutive double-figure games with 13 points in home win over Creighton (11/15) … posted first of two double-doubles on the season 12 points and 11 rebounds versus Green Bay (11/29) … tallied 16 and 21 points, respectively, in back-to-back home games against nationally ranked Drake (12/8) and Oregon (12/12) … was 10-of-15 from the field en route to matching career-high 21 points at Wyoming (12/20) … named Summit League Player of the Week after tallying double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds versus Denver (1/9), followed by 19-point, 7-rebound performance against Oral Roberts (1/12) … again tallied career-best 21 points in road rematch at Denver (1/31) … reached double figures in first two Summit League tournament games, posting 11 points against Purdue Fort Wayne (3/9) and 13 versus Oral Roberts (3/11) … averaged 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in three NCAA Tournament games … narrowly missed double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds in opening-round win over Quinnipiac (3/23) … tallied 17 points and eight boards versus Syracuse (3/25) … closed season with 13-point outing against Oregon (3/29)

2017-18: Started 17 of 25 games ... sat out eight games with an injury ... averaged 9.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.9 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from 3-point range and 71.9 percent from the free-throw line ... led team in scoring twice, rebounds six times, assists four times, steals six times and blocks eight times ... scored 10-or-more points in 13 games, collected five-or-more rebounds in 14 games, dished five-or-more assists in three outings and blocked two-or-more shots four times ... shot 50 percent-or-higher in 11 outings ... averaged 8.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.0 blocks while shooting 50.0 percent (13-26) from the field in four postseason games ... registered a career-best five steals in Summit League quarterfinal win vs. North Dakota State (3/3) ... tied a career high with seven field goals in win at Western Illinois (2/17) ... registered career highs in rebounds (11), steals (4) and blocks (3) in win at Denver (1/11) ... posted career bests in field-goal attempts (12) and minutes played (34) while tying personal highs in field goals (7) and assists (9) at Drake (12/17) ... posted career highs in points (20), field goals (7) and 3-pointers (4) in the upset win over then-No. 23 NC State (11/24) ... made first collegiate start vs. NJIT (11/10) in the season opener, collecting 12 points and a game- and career-high nine assists.
 
BEFORE SDSU: South Dakota Girls Basketball Player of the Year and Miss Basketball in 2017 ... named a Wendy’s High School Heisman state winner ... South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association Class B Player of the Year ... Gatorade South Dakota Player of the Year, three-time Mitchell Daily Republic Player of the Year ... two-time South Dakota Sportswriters Association Prep Female Athlete of the Year ... 2017 Argus Leader Girls Basketball Player of the Year and two-time First Five member ... received the “Spirit of Su” Award ... five-time Class B all-state selection and three-time first-team pick by the South Dakota Basketball Coaches Association ... named to the 2016 Mariah Press South Dakota Girls Basketball All Decades Team ... high school jersey hangs in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in the Ring of Honor display ...  three-time all-tournament honoree at the state tournament ... five-time first-team Custer Battlefield Highway and 281 Conference pick and three-time MVP ...  three-time Midco Sports Network Class B Player of the Year ...  two-time Q107/KORN Elite 8 selection and named Q107/KORN Elite 8 Athlete of the Year ... named academic all-state in 2016 ... finished as career leader in points (2,219), rebounds (964) and assists (532) and had 368 career steals and 211 blocks at Sanborn Central/Woonsocket ... set single-season records for points (619, 2016), points per a season (23.8, 2016), rebounds (225, 2015), rebounds per a season (10.2, 2015), assists (121, 2015), assists per season (5.4, 2015) and steals (95, 2017) and single-game marks for points (40) and assists (11) ... finished career 13th all-time on the South Dakota high school girls scoring list ... six-year member of varsity team, helping team to a 131-22 record ... part of five state tournament teams ... averaged 20.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.9 assists while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 30.6 percent from 3-point range as a senior ... averaged 18.4 points and 8.5 rebounds in 15 state tournament games ... led the Blackhawks to a 24-2 record and to a runner-up finish in the 2016-17 state tournament ... led team by averaging 23.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 57.6 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from long range as a junior ... helped team to a 21-5 record and a third-place finish at the 2015-16 state tournament ... scored 30 points in opening-round game and averaged 23.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, 3.3 steals and 3.6 blocks while shooting 41.1 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from the free-throw line in three tournament games, including a 34-point (13 of 18), 14-rebound performance in the third-place game against Avon ... averaged 21 points, 10.2 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 57.5 percent from the field and 32.4 percent from 3-point range as a sophomore ... averaged 13.3 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 60.1 percent from the floor as a freshman ... helped the Blackhawks to a 21-5 record and a third-place finish at the Class B state tournament 2014-15 ... helped team to a second-place finish at the state tournament as an eighth grader ... averaged 9.8 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 50.9 percent from the field ... scored 26 points in the state championship loss ... member of the volleyball and track and field teams ... South Dakota Miss Volleyball finalist ... registered more than 1,500 kills, 110 service aces, 840 digs and 400 blocks ... earned first-team all-state, all-state all-academic and named Custer Battlefield Highway Conference MVP as a senior ... helped team win the regular-season title and earned tournament MVP honors ... named first team all-state as a junior ... helped volleyball team to back-to-back Class B state tournaments ... collected 469 kills and 92 blocks while leading the Blackhawks to their first state tournament, finishing sixth ... recorded 73 kills, the second-most per set in Class B tournament history, in three matches ... earned Class B all-state second-team honors from the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association as a sophomore ... earned honorable mention all-state as a freshman ... named 281 Conference MVP in track and field ... second in the 300 hurdles and triple jump, third in the 800 and sixth in the high jump at the 2017 state meet ... finished eighth in the high jump and 14th in the shot put at the 2015 state meet ... placed sixth in the 100 meter hurdles and fourth in the high jump in the 2014 meet and fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2012 meet.

Statistics

Season:
2022-23

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2017-18Freshman

    Guard/Forward
    6'2"
    44
  • 44

    2018-19Sophomore

    Guard/Forward
    6'2"
    44
  • 44

    2019-20Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2021-22Redshirt Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
  • 44

    2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    44
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