Former Cannon County Basketball Standout Nominated For Good Works Team

Former Cannon County Basketball standout Emily Sissom was announced earlier today as a nominee for the 2015 Allstate WBCA Good Works Team®..  Sissom currently plays basketball at Union University in Jackson Tennessee For the third year, Allstate and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) are recognizing a select group of women’s college basketball student-athletes who stand out for their charitable achievements and community involvement. The players nominated for this prestigious honor are committed to enriching the lives of others while contributing to the greater good of their communities.
Sissom boasts an impressive resume of community service accomplishments, which include:
Volunteering at the Hub Club, an inner city ministry that is a part of the local Area Relief Ministries
Leading her teammates in the annual Campus and Community day at Union which send out hundreds of students and teams into the community to serve schools, ministries, widows, etc. with many different needs
Contributing to the Carl Perkins Child Abuse Center’s Christmas with the Kids event
From this year’s list of 93 nominees, a final roster of 10 award recipients – comprised of five players from the Division I level and five players from Divisions II, III and the NAIA – will be announced in February.