The LSU women’s basketball team is ready to hit the ground running on what should be another successful season in Year 4 under coach Kim Mulkey.
After capturing a national title in Year 2, the Tigers made it to the Elite Eight again last season and are looking to make another deep run with a roster that loses Angel Reese but returns a lot of production elsewhere while adding a veteran transfer class.
The Tigers were picked to finish third in the SEC by the coaches, behind defending national champion South Carolina and Texas. Additionally, three players were named to the preseason All-SEC teams.
Flau’Jae Johnson and Aneesah Morrow, the top two returning starters from last season, garnered First Team All-SEC honors while Mikaylah Williams, a true freshman standout from last year’s squad, was named to the second team.
Here’s the full predicted order of finish and preseason All-SEC teams from the league’s coaches.
Order of Finish
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South Carolina
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Texas
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LSU
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Oklahoma
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Alabama
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Ole Miss
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Tennessee
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Kentucky
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Auburn
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Mississippi State
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Texas A&M
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Vanderbilt
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Georgia
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Florida
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Missouri
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Arkansas
Player of the Year
Madison Booker, Texas
First Team All-SEC
Sarah Ashlee Barker, Alabama
Georgia Amoore, Kentucky
Flau’Jae Johnson, LSU
Aneesah Morrow, LSU
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Raegan Beers, Oklahoma
Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina
Madison Booker, Texas
Second Team All-SEC
Aaliyah Nye, Alabama
Mikaylah Williams, LSU
Jerkaila Jordan, Mississippi State
Skylar Vann, Oklahoma
MiLaysia Fulwiley, South Carolina
Raven Johnson, South Carolina
Rori Harmon, Texas
Aicha Coulibaly, Texas A&M
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This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU women’s basketball picked to finish 3rd in SEC by coaches, 3 Tigers on preseason all-conference team
