SUGAR LAND Texas – The Texas Association of Basketball Coaches has released its annual collegiate awards, with Javelina coach Kayla Weaver receiving recognition as the Small College Women's Assistant Coach of the Year, after helping Texas A&M-Kingsville log their first winning season since the 2009-10 campaign.
 
"We are thrilled that Coach Weaver has been named the small college assistant coach of the year!" said coach Michael Madrid. "She has been an important part of our rebuild from all facets of our program. However, her biggest strength is the relationship she has built with our players and recruits. I know that they will be extremely happy for her."  
 
Since joining the staff in 2019, Weaver has assisted in the program's rapid turnaround, with the team improving from a 4-20 record to finishing the season boasting a .500-win percentage and a mark of 8-8 in 2020-21. This season she played an integral part in a historic year that saw the program post 17 wins for the first time since 2009-10.
 
With her help, the team went 17-11, including an impressive mark of 12-1 at home, which hasn't been done since 2009-10, while reaching the Lone Star Conference tournament for the first time since 2019. 
 
While assisting the program in all aspects, primary duties for Weaver include perimeter player development, along with recruiting, travel, serving as camp coordinator, scouting, and practice/game preparation. 
 
Weaver saw the Javelinas reach a pair of historic wins this season, as the team took down No. 1 Lubbock Christian for the first time in program history with a 52-49 victory that also marked the first time a TAMUK team has bested the defending National Champions. The Javs logged a 30-plus point victory in a 77-44 win over Oklahoma Christian, for the largest margin of victory since 2016. Additionally, the stellar year featured national recognition, as the team received votes in a national poll, which last occurred in 2010.
 
Her efforts led to a pair of All-Conference selections, with sophomore Kryslyn Jones (Edmond, Oklahoma) making the All-LSC Third Team and freshman Mia Rivers (College Station, Texas), who received honorable mention status. Jones averaged 10.5 points per game, a figure aided by 13 double-digit games and the school's first 30-plus point performance since 2018. Rivers, meanwhile, logged 116 assists for the eighth-best single-season total in Javelina history. 
 
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