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Green Nabs NCAA Women’s Enhancement Scholarship
April 25, 2022 | Women's Basketball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee graduate women's basketball player Keyen Green has been bestowed an NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Graduate Scholarship, the organization has announced.
According to UT's Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, Green is believed to be the first member of the Lady Vol Hoops program to earn that distinction. She joins fellow Tennessee student-athletes Samantha Bender of softball and Kylie Duckworth of tennis as three recipients out of a total of only 26 chosen nationwide this year.
The Women's Enhancement and Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarships were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified female and minority candidates in intercollegiate athletics through graduate scholarships.
The NCAA awards $10,000 to 13 female college athletes and 13 ethnic minorities who will be entering their initial year of graduate studies. The applicant must be seeking admission or have been accepted into sports administration or another program that will help the applicant obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics, such as athletics administrator, coach, athletic trainer or a career that provides a direct service to intercollegiate athletics.
Green, a 6-foot-1 forward from Philadelphia, joined the Lady Vol program as a graduate transfer from Liberty prior to the 2020-21 season. She played in 23 games and started four, averaging 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 55 percent from the field during her time on Rocky Top. She was a starter her first season and a key reserve in her second year, but she unfortunately suffered season-ending injuries in both 2020-21 and 2021-22.
In 2021-22, Green saw action in 19 contests, putting up 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds and helped UT to an 18-1 start and No. 4 national ranking before being injured at Georgia. As she did in her first season at Tennessee, she kept her head up and was an encouraging voice of encouragement and leadership from the sideline for the remainder of the campaign.
Green was a member of the 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll and was chosen for the WBCA's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. She traveled to the 2022 NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to take part in that two-day workshop in April.
During the 2020-21 school year, Green completed requirements for a master's in agricultural leadership, education and communication. She then began work on a Ph.D. in leadership studies, becoming one of the very few Division I college student-athletes to tackle that curriculum while actively participating in a sport. Her dissertation concerns the under-representation of women of color in athletic administration.
According to UT's Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, Green is believed to be the first member of the Lady Vol Hoops program to earn that distinction. She joins fellow Tennessee student-athletes Samantha Bender of softball and Kylie Duckworth of tennis as three recipients out of a total of only 26 chosen nationwide this year.
The Women's Enhancement and Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarships were developed by the NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee. The goal of the enhancement programs is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified female and minority candidates in intercollegiate athletics through graduate scholarships.
The NCAA awards $10,000 to 13 female college athletes and 13 ethnic minorities who will be entering their initial year of graduate studies. The applicant must be seeking admission or have been accepted into sports administration or another program that will help the applicant obtain a career in intercollegiate athletics, such as athletics administrator, coach, athletic trainer or a career that provides a direct service to intercollegiate athletics.
Green, a 6-foot-1 forward from Philadelphia, joined the Lady Vol program as a graduate transfer from Liberty prior to the 2020-21 season. She played in 23 games and started four, averaging 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 55 percent from the field during her time on Rocky Top. She was a starter her first season and a key reserve in her second year, but she unfortunately suffered season-ending injuries in both 2020-21 and 2021-22.
In 2021-22, Green saw action in 19 contests, putting up 7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds and helped UT to an 18-1 start and No. 4 national ranking before being injured at Georgia. As she did in her first season at Tennessee, she kept her head up and was an encouraging voice of encouragement and leadership from the sideline for the remainder of the campaign.
Green was a member of the 2020-21 SEC Academic Honor Roll and was chosen for the WBCA's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program. She traveled to the 2022 NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to take part in that two-day workshop in April.
During the 2020-21 school year, Green completed requirements for a master's in agricultural leadership, education and communication. She then began work on a Ph.D. in leadership studies, becoming one of the very few Division I college student-athletes to tackle that curriculum while actively participating in a sport. Her dissertation concerns the under-representation of women of color in athletic administration.
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