New Georgia Southern head women's basketball coach Hana Haden has announced the addition of five senior transfers who will be joining the Eagles for the upcoming 2024-25 campaign.
The five seniors who join the roster are: guards Bukky Akinsola (5-6, Sr., Hillsdale, N.J. / High Point), McKenna Eddings (6-0, Sr., Williamsburg, Va. / Auburn) and Nicole Gwynn (5-7, Sr., Hartford, Conn. / Queens (NC)), along with forward Indya Green (5-11, Sr., Springfield, Mo. / Missouri State) and center Leah Johnson (6-3, Sr., Ewing, N.J. / Georgia Southwestern State).
"I'm very excited to coach these seniors and for them to help establish our culture in my first season at Georgia Southern," Coach Haden said. "These five young women are not only high character people, they also bring an incredible combination of experience, talent, athleticism, and leadership abilities. Obviously there is the familiarity with Bukky, McKenna, Indya, and Leah having coached them before. I'm grateful to experience a "full circle" moment in getting to coach them again in their senior seasons. I'm also extremely happy about the addition of Nicole Gwynn, who is a proven scorer and who we expect to have a major impact."
Read about the five senior transfers below!
Bukky Akinsola
5-6, Point Guard
Hillsdale, N.J.
Immaculate Conception / High Point
Played her junior season at High Point University ... Saw action in 32 games, making two starts ... Averaged 5.0 points per game for the Panthers ... Played her sophomore season at Moberly Area CC in 2022-23, averaging 8.8 ppg ... Played her freshman season at Colby CC, where she averaged 9.2 ppg ... Averaged 11.0 ppg as a senior at Immaculate Conception high school in Montclair, N.J.
McKenna Eddings
6-0, Guard
Williamsburg, Va.
Warhill HS / Auburn
Played for one season at Auburn in 2023-24 ... Averaged 4.7 points per game in 30 games played ... Scored a season-high 15 points against No. 5 LSU in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on March 8 ... Played for two seasons at Moberly Area CC in 2021-23 ... Earned first team NJCAA All-American honors in 2022-23, averaging 16.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game while shooting 37% on 3-pointers … Had career-high 38-point, 14-rebound performance vs. Three Rivers CC ... Played one season at Stetson in 2020-21, seeing action in nine games ... Has scored 1,122 points in her collegiate career (Auburn 140, Moberly CC 971, Stetson 11) ... Averaged 14.8 ppg, 12.6 rpg, 4.8 apg, 6.2 spg and 2.5 bpg at Warhill HS as a junior, recording 17 double-doubles and five triple doubles ... Was an All-Class 4 Region A first team and an All-Tidewater second team selection.
Indya Green
5-11, Forward
Springfield, Mo.
Kickapoo HS / Missouri State
Played for two seasons at Missouri State ... Played in all 33 games, starting 32, as a junior … Averaged 10.2 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 26.1 minutes per game ... Earned MVC All-Tournament Team honors ... Averaged 7.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per game as a sophomore in 2022-23 ... Named the MVC Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 12, 2022 ... Played her freshman season at Moberly Area CC, where she averaged 18.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game in 32 games played … Earned WBCA and NJCAA All-America honors … Also earned first team All-Region and All-Conference honors ... Played high school at Kickapoo HS, where she left as the leading scorer in school history with 1,764 points ... Three-time All-State honoree and named the 2021 Missouri Class 6 Player of the Year and Ozarks Conference Player of the Year, after averaging 19.5 points and 12.1 rebounds per game as a senior.
Nicole Gwynn
5-7, Guard
Hartford, Conn.
Wethersfield HS / Queens (NC)
Played one season at Queens University of Charlotte (NC) in 2023-24 ... Started 28 of 29 games for the Royals, averaging 16.0 points and 3.2 rebounds per game ... Reached double figures in 25 of 29 games, with a season-high 33 points at Bellarmine on February 10 ... Played for two seasons at South Carolina State from 2021-23 ... Earned All-Conference honors twice for the Bulldogs ... Has scored 1,122 points in her collegiate career (Queens 463, SC State 659) ... Played four years at Wethersfield HS in Wethersfield, Conn. ... Earned First Team All-State honors in 2020 ... School's all-time scoring leader with 1,519 career points ... Four-time All-Conference honoree ... Also ran track.
Leah Johnson
6-3, Center
Ewing, N.J.
The Pennington School / Georgia Southwestern State
Played her junior season at Georgia Southwestern State, where she was named the Peach Belt Conference's Defensive Player of the Year ... Averaged 9.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game for the Hurricanes ... Played for two seasons at Central Methodist University, where she earned second team NAIA All-American honors as a junior ... Averaged a double-double with 14.4 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game in 2022-23, earning first team All-Conference honors, all-defensive team honors and three times was the Heart Conference Player of the Week ... Earned second team All-Conference honors as a freshman, averaging 11.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game ... Earned All-State honors at The Pennington School, garnering 1,000+ points and 1,000+ rebounds in her career.
