Shocker women’s basketball roster completed with two signings

Owen Prothro, Reporter • May 23, 2025

WSU head coach Terry Nooner signals the next play to the Shockers. Nooner is in his second season with Wichita State.

Wichita State women’s basketball’s roster for the 2025-26 season was finalized on Thursday afternoon, according to Wichita State Athletics.

Guards Azjah Reeves and Jayla Smith will round out the Shockers’ new-look team for the upcoming season. Reeves and Smith are the 10th and 11th newcomers on head coach Terry Nooner’s squad after much roster turnover this offseason.

Reeves, a sophomore guard, spent her first two seasons at McNeese State. She averaged 7.2 points per game on 31% shooting.

Reeves has shown she has quick hands on the defensive side of the ball, totaling 73 steals in two seasons. As a freshman, she led the Cowgirls with 44 steals. However, she turned the ball over 165 times at McNeese State.

Reeves will have at least two years of eligibility remaining.

Smith, a senior guard, most recently played for Eastern New Mexico, a Division II school. Before that, she played at Delta State and Labette Community College in Kansas.

Smith averaged 9.2 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for the Greyhounds last season while shooting 45% from the floor. She scored 10 or more points in 10 games.

She was named an All-Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention in her only season at Eastern New Mexico.

Smith will most likely have one season of eligibility remaining.

2025-26 Women’s Basketball Roster

Guards

Abby Cater // Graduate Student // Transfer from Austin Peay
Taya Davis // Graduate Student // Transfer from Fordham
Jaila Harding // Graduate Student // Transfer from New Mexico State
Diamond Richardson // Graduate Student // Transfer from Langston (NAIA)
Jayla Smith // Graduate Student // Transfer from Eastern New Mexico (NCAA DII)
Kyleigh Ortiz // Senior
Azjah Reeves // Junior // Transfer from McNeese State
Fiona Diomande // Sophomore

Forwards

Cheyenne Banks // Graduate Student // Transfer from Central Arkansas
Sophie Benharouga // Graduate Student // Transfer from Seattle U
Treasure Thompson // Graduate Student // Transfer from LSU
Maimouna Sissoko // Senior
Bre’Yon White // Senior
Bella Belong // Junior // South Plains College (JUCO)
Jaida McDonald // Junior // Pensacola State College (JUCO)

About the Contributors

Owen Prothro, Reporter

Owen Prothro was the 2024-2025 assistant sports editor for The Sunflower. Prothro is pursuing a degree in journalism and media production and hopes to pursue a career in sports writing. Prothro uses he/him pronouns.

Kristy Mace, Photographer

Kristy Mace is a photographer for The Sunflower. Mace served as the photo editor during the 2023-2024 year. She’s majoring in psychology. Mace hopes to go on to get her Ph.D. and become a neuropsychologist. She does professional photography aside from The Sunflower.