Coaches Tab USC as 2022 SEC Women's Basketball Champion
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - South Carolina is predicted to win the 2022 Southeastern Conference women's basketball championship in a vote of the league's coaches.
South Carolina tops the order of finish, with Texas A&M, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Arkansas rounding out the top half the league. LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt round out the bottom half.
The Wildcat's Rhyne Howard was voted as SEC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston also received votes.
Joining Howard and Boston on the All-SEC Preseason First Team are Lavender Briggs, Florida; Khayla Pointer, LSU; Shakira Austin, Ole Miss; Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State; Zia Cooke, South Carolina; Rae Burrell, Tennessee and
The Preseason Second Team All-SEC is comprised of Amber Ramirez, Arkansas; Kiara Smith, Florida; Que Morrison, Georgia; Jenna Staiti, Georgia; Aijha Blackwell, Missouri; Destanni Henderson, South Carolina; Tamari Key, Tennessee; Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M and Kayla Wells, Texas A&M.
Coaches cannot vote for their own team or players and ties are not broken.
The 2022 season officially tips on Tuesday, November 9.
Preseason Coaches' Predictions
Order of Finish
1. South Carolina
2. Texas A&M
3. Tennessee
4. Georgia
5. Kentucky
6. Ole Miss
7. Arkansas
8. LSU
9. Mississippi State
10. Missouri
11. Florida
12. Alabama
13. Auburn
14. Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
First Team All-SEC
Lavender Briggs, Florida
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Rae Burrell, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Amber Ramirez, Arkansas
Kiara Smith, Florida
Que Morrison, Georgia
Jenna Staiti, Georgia
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Destanni Henderson, South Carolina
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M
Kayla Wells, Texas A&M