Jayda McNabb

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Wyoming MW Championships 2025-26

08 Mar 2026: The 2026 Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship is held at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. (Chris Swann/MW Photos)

Photo by: Chris Swann/MW Photos

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. San Jose State 2025-26

U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Photo by: U.S. Air Force photo / Trevor Co

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. UNLV 2025-26

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Manhattan 2025-26

WBB Jayda McNabb vs. UC San Diego 2024-25

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Nevada 2023-24

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Colorado State 2023-24

WBB Jayda McNabb Action at Colorado State 2023-24

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Wyoming 2023-24

December 21, 2023: Air Force Falcons vs SMU Mustangs at Moody Coliseum. Photo by Vladimir Cherry.

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Colorado 2023-24

WBB Jayda McNabb Action vs. Regis 2023-24

Class:
Junior
Position:
G
Hometown:
Rapid City, S.D.
Height:
5-10
High School:
Stevens H.S. / USAFA Prep
Squadron:
7 / /Shadow Seven

Awards:
2025-26 MW Defensive Player of the Year
2025-26 MW All-Defensive Selection
2023-24 Mountain West All-Freshman Team

Junior | 2025-26:
Started in all 35 games for Air Force in her junior campaign … Led the Falcons in minutes played (1,101), assists (2.8 per game), steals (2.0 per game), blocked shots (0.8 per game), field goal percentage (.424) and all rebounding categories … Was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year – Air Force's first nod to the award since Cierra Winters earned the distinction at the close of the 2021-22 season and just the program's second-ever … Finished the Mountain West regular season ranked second in steals per game (2.20) and led Air Force in takeaways throughout the 2025-26 campaign … McNabb, who had multiple steals in 11 MW games and three or more in eight contests this season, paced an Air Force regiment which closed its regular season leading the league in turnover margin (+3.97) and placed third in the conference in steals per game (8.93) … McNabb consistently proved elite on the offensive glass in 2025-26, leading the MW and ranking as high as second in the nation in offensive rebounding … McNabb ended the regular season at 10th nationally in offensive rebounds per game and is the first player in Mountain West history (men’s or women’s) to have at least 120 offensive boards and 60 steals in the same season … Closed out Mountain West play fifth in the league in blocked shots per game (0.87) … Sporting 674 career rebounds, McNabb now sits at 9th all-time and fourth in Air Force’s Division I history in the category … Scored in double-digits 11 times as a junior, earning a career high at UC San Diego (Nov. 22) … Scored 12 points in Air Force’s quarterfinal win over one-seed San Diego State (March 8).

Sophomore | 2024-25:
Started for Air Force in all 33 games in 2024-25 … Led the Falcons and finished ranked seventh in the Mountain West in rebounding, averaging 6.7 boards per game … 221 season rebounds are the fifth most in Air Force Division I history … Averaged 7.9 points per game, scoring in double digits in 13 games while earning a double-double in five … Earned back-to-back double-doubles in games versus Nevada (Jan. 4) and at San Jose State (Jan. 11) … Scored a career-high 17 points (8-9 FG) in Air Force’s 67-64 overtime time win over UC San Diego (Nov. 22) … Led Air Force in blocks per game (1.03), ranking sixth in the category in Mountain West play … Tied teammate Jo Huntimer for seventh in the Mountain West in steals per game (1.83).

Freshman | 2023-24:
Earned the most rebounds by a freshman in Air Force Division I history (201), third among Air Force freshmen all time, and eighth among all players in DI history … 3.84 offensive rebounds per game led the Mountain West across all games, finishing ranked 23rd in Division I … At 5’10”, McNabb was one of three players in the country shorter than 6’0” to average 3.84 or more offensive boards … Against the Mountain West, McNabb averaged .97 more offensive boards per game than second (Amhyia Moreland, San Jose State) … Led Air Force in blocked shots (22), finishing 13^th in the Mountain West in denials, while ranking fourth all time among Falcon freshmen and third in Air Force freshman Division I history in the category … Totaled 58 steals, ranking fourth all time among Falcon freshmen and third in Air Force freshman Division I history … Finished tenth in Air Force Division I history in free throws made (49) and attempts (77) … Finished fifth among the Falcons in scoring average (6.0 ppg) … Posted the team’s second-best three-point percentage (.375, 18-48) … Finished seventh in the Mountain West in steals, averaging 1.81 per game … Set a career-high 15 points in a win over Regis (Nov. 14) and earned 13 at Fresno State (Dec. 30), her most against a Division I opponent … Five steals versus Fresno State (Feb. 14) tied the most by an individual in Mountain West play in 2023-24.

High School/Prep: Attended and played for USAFA Prep, where she averaged a double-double, scoring a season-high 40 points against Northwest … As a junior at Stevens High School, McNabb was selected team MVP in both basketball (and volleyball) and was named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team and the All-State Team, helping lead the Raiders to a 20-5 finish and state championship berth to the tune of 11.1 points, 4.6 assists and three steals per game … Was also named Raider Female Athlete of the Year, was a South Dakota Miss Basketball finalist and was the Rapid City Journal's Class AA Girls Basketball Player of the Year … On top of a decorated basketball career at Stevens, McNabb won state titles in volleyball (2018) and in the sprint medley relay on the track (2021).