Union University Athletics

Jana Roney is in her second season as graduate assistant coach for the Union University women’s basketball team. Roney is a 2012 graduate of Bethel (Tenn.) University where she played four seasons on the Lady Wildcat basketball team.

Roney led Bethel in scoring as a senior, averaging 19.5 points per game. Roney led the team in rebounds averaging 10.2 per contest. She also led the Lady Cats in steals and was second in assists. She shot 47 percent from the floor and led Bethel in free throws made and attempted. Roney was named TranSouth All-Conference and was an NAIA Second Team All-American as a senior. Roney was named all-conference twice in her career and was the league’s defensive player of the year as a junior.

Roney is a 2008 graduate of Obion County Central High School. She was a Tennessee Miss Basketball finalist in 2008, all-district four times, all-region four times, and was named district MVP once.

Roney is the daughter of Rufus Roney and the late Regina Roney and is a native of Union City, Tenn. She earned her degree from Bethel in Child Learning and Development. At Union, she is working to complete her MAEd degree with an emphasis in middle school.