Kodiaks women’s basketball adds former rookie of the year Jocelyn Neilson

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge College Kodiaks women’s basketball team has brought in a familiar face.

Jocelyn Neilson, a power forward from Lethbridge, has committed to the Kodiaks for the 2023-24 season. Neilson previously played for the team in the 2018-19 season, winning the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference (ACAC) women’s basketball South Division Rookie of the Year award.

Neilson stepped away from the sport to focus on personal endeavours, but is returning for this season, enrolling in Open Studies for the fall semester, and beginning her Carpenter Apprenticeship in the winter semester.

Kodiaks head coach Ken McMurray praised Neilson’s athleticism. He said, “Jocelyn is a very athletically gifted athlete, and she uses this athleticism to crash the boards, block shots and run the floor.”