DIWBB HS

Cania Mitchell

  • Award
    Student-Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/26/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball DI
  • School
    Wayland Baptist University
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Amarillo, Texas
  • High School
Cania Mitchell led Wayland Baptist University to a pair of victories this week, flirting with a triple-double in both games. The freshman from Amarillo, Texas opened the week with a 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assist game against Panhandle State University. She followed that performance up with 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 8 assists against Central Christian College of Kansas. Defensively, Mitchell tallied three steals in each game. She did all of this while shooting nearly 67% from the field and over 90% from the free throw line. Wayland Baptist improves to 9-9 overall after the pair of wins this past week. 
 
Stats on the week: 28.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 3.0 SPG, 66.7% (FG), 93.3% (FT)
 
Nominees: Cali Briar, Sterling College; Caitlynn Jordan, Mid-America Christian University; Erin Kaufman, Malone University; Kaitlyn McKenna, Nelson University; Cania Mitchell, Wayland Baptist University