Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Jackson State on November 4, 2026 at 6 PM
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 12
Jana "Tika" Sallman
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-3
- Class:
- Senior
- HS:
- Western Reserve Academy
- Hometown:
- Cairo, Egypt
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 Grand Canyon |
Read: Better Call Sallman: Lopes land impact center
Prefers to go by Tika (Tee-kuh)
2026-27 | Senior
- Set to begin first season at GCU
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 William & Mary |
Williamsburg, Va.  |
Career Accolades
- CAA Player of the Week - Feb. 16, 2026, Dec. 5, 2025
- Appeared in 28 games, starting in three
- Averaged 8.7 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game
- Shot 47% from the field with a 77% clip from the free throw line
- Second on the team in total rebounds (167) while pulling down a team best 130 on the defensive glass
- Totaled 11 points, six rebounds and two assists vs. Barton (11/9)
- All around effort against Old Dominion (11/16), tallying 14 points, eight rebounds and five blocks
- Scored 37 points and totaled 11 rebounds and eight assists in over a two game stretch at Wake Forest (12/3) and at American (12/7)
- Had her first double-double of the season with a 19 point, 13 rebound and six assist effort at Stetson (12/19)
- Followed that game up with a 13 point, 14 rebound double-double vs. Bethune-Cookman (12/20)
- Registered a season-best 25 points with 12 rebounds and four blocks vs. Towson (2/15)
- One rebound shy of a double-double, notching 19 points and nine boards vs. Elon (3/5)
- Totaled 14 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in two games in the CAA Championship
- Appeared in 29Â games making eight starts
- Averaged 5.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.7 blocks per contest
- Shot 52% from the field and was just shy of 70% from the line (69.4%)
- Her 20 blocks were a team best
- Scored eight points with three rebounds at Old Dominion (11/26)
- Had her first double-digit game of the season at #8 Maryland (12/19) with 11 points and five rebounds
- Recorded a monster game vs. Hampton (1/3), totaling 20 points and 17 rebounds
- Notched 18 points, nine rebounds, two assists and two blocks vs. UNCW (1/24)
- Had back-to-back 11 point outings at Hampton (2/9) and at Drexel (2/14)
- Tallied seven points and eight rebounds in the CAA Championship Quarterfinal vs. NC A&T (3/14)
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 Memphis |
Memphis, Tenn.  |
2023-24 | Freshman
- Made 15 appearances as a true freshman
- Averaged 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds in 4.5 minutes per game
- Scored her first collegiate points vs. Alabama State (11/9), totaling seven points, four rebounds and a block
- Near double-double outing vs. Middle Tennessee (11/20), tallying seven points, 10 rebounds and four blocks
 High School |
Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio  |
- Played prep ball at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio
- Member of the Egyptian National Team in the FIBA U16 and U18 Women's African Championships in 2021 and 2023... averaged over 10 points per game in both tournaments
- Also competed in the FIBA U17 and U19 World Cups in 2022 and 2023 with the Egyptian National Team, averaging 11.1 points and 6.9 points in those contests, respectively
- Averaged 11.1 points and 2.8 blocks per game with Western Reserve Academy with just under 10 rebounds per contest
 Personal |
Friday, September 18
Thursday, September 10
Sunday, August 09
Friday, July 17
