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Wilken second UAH women’s basketball All-American in program’s NCAA era

HUNTSVILLE — University of Alabama in Huntsville junior Lili Wilken has been named to the NCAA Division II All-America women’s basketball team.

Walken of Nolensville, Tenn., was named to the third team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association.

She becomes the program’s second All-American in the team’s NCAA era, and the first since Jasmine Hammon was a Division II Bulletin All-American Fourth Team selection in 2013. Wilken is the fourth All-American in the program’s overall history.

Wilken had an outstanding first season in the Rocket City, averaging a team-high 18 points and 6.5 rebounds per game while playing a roster-high 34.4 minutes per contest.

She finished second in the Gulf South Conference this season in scoring and led the conference in league play with 18.2 points per game. She was named GSC Player of the Year and D2CCA South Region Player of the Year.

Wilken ended her junior campaign with a total of 575 points, which ranks fifth all-time for the program, and her 18 points per game is eighth in team history for a season.

The Chargers ended the 2025 at 25-7, after reaching the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time since 2019-20.

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