Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Named Unanimous Picks for AP Preseason Women’s Basketball All-America Team
Clark secures unanimous pick for second consecutive season, both players previously faced off in NCAA championship with nearly 10 million viewers.
- Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Angel Reese of LSU were unanimously selected for the AP preseason women's basketball All-America team, with Clark securing a pick for the second year in a row.
- Clark, last season's AP player of the year, has shown significant improvement in her leadership skills and is expected to have another record year, while Reese is renowned for her competitiveness and leadership skills.
- Clark and Reese, who faced off in last season's NCAA championship, have contributed significantly to the growth of women's college basketball, generating great interest and breaking the NCAA record for attendance.
- Other All-America team selections include Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, Cameron Brink of Stanford, Paige Bueckers of UConn - returning healthy after a tear injury - and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana, the first preseason All-American in the school's history.
- All six players on the preseason All-America team have been honored as AP All-Americans previously, with Clark, Reese, and Holmes on the first team, while Kitley and Brink on the second team.