Women's basketball: NCAA tournament must-watch players

High Post Hoops staff selects NCAA tournament players to watch

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: Bella Alarie #31 of the Princeton Tigers smiles after a basket drops for the Tigers during the first quarter at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton defeated Penn 63-34. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /

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Kionna Jeter. (Tiffany DeBoer photo) /

Kionna Jeter, Towson

When Towson assistant coach Zach Kanter texted me at the beginning of the season and told me I needed to check out one of their players, I told him, with good intentions, that I would. Admittedly, I forgot to tune in. After a couple of games, he texted me again. This one was more pointed: “Kionna Jeter is an All-American. Watch her play.” So I watched. And I’m very glad I did.

While making an All-American team this season won’t happen, it’s not absurd to think it could before her time with the Tigers is done. Scoring 17.3 ppg and pulling down 5.4 rpg, Jeter was a huge reason Towson is dancing for the first time in school history. After spending a year at Gulf Coast State College, the Spartanburg, SC native transferred to Towson and hit the ground running. After scoring 13 points in her debut, Jeter eclipsed 20 points the next four games and hit that mark 10 out of the first 17 games.

She has been in a bit of a slump as she has scored single digits in four of the last five games, but the streaky scorer has shown she is more than capable of putting up big time numbers, big enough to even have the Tigers thinking upset in the tournament. No matter when this season ends for Towson, Jeter is a name you need to know going forward. — Blake DuDonis

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