ST.  LOUIS – The Missouri Valley Conference released its Scholar-Athlete Teams for the 2022-2023 women's basketball season Tuesday. Among the 16 honorees was UIC's Tiana Jackson, one of the six Honorable Mentions.

Jackson, a senior from Somerset N.J., is set to graduate in June to receive her Master's in Business Management. She finished the season with a 4.0 GPA. She started the last 15 games for the Flames, averaging 3.4 points per game. She was second in assists over the season with 59, averaging 21 minutes a game on the court.


The criteria for the scholar-athlete team are that those nominated must carry at least a 3.50 GPA and have played in 75 percent of games. They had to have completed one full academic year at the institution. 23 MVC student-athletes met the criteria for the scholar-athlete honors in 2023.
For the second time in her collegiate career, Illinois State's Mary Crompton won the State Farm's Scholar Athlete of the Year.




The Flames start post-season play on Thursday, playing in their first Hoops in the Heartland Tournament in Moline, Ill. at 8:30 p.m. CT. They will be taking No. 11 Valparaiso (7-22, 5-15 MVC) in the first round, and that will be available on ESPN+ to stream.