JONESBORO, Ark. (10/14/24) – The Sun Belt Conference announced preseason honors on Monday, with Arkansas State women's basketball forward
Anna Griffin earning Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team honors.
Griffin was the only player to start in all 30 contests for the Red Wolves last season, averaging 11.5 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. She led the team in three-point field goals made with 66 and ranked fifth in the conference for three-point percentage, shooting a 36.1 percent clip from beyond the arc.
Wynter Rogers and
Crislyn Rose join Griffin as the only returners from the 2023-24 season as the Red Wolves added nine transfers ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.
A-State opens the season at Western Michigan on Monday, Nov. 4, at 6:00 p.m. CT inside University Arena. The Scarlet and Black open the home slate against Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 7:00 p.m.
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2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. James Madison (12) – 191
2. Troy (2) – 169
3. Old Dominion - 167
4. ULM - 150
5. Louisiana - 122
6. Marshall - 118
7. Southern Miss - 113
8. Georgia State - 107
9. Coastal Carolina - 77
10. Texas State - 67
11. App State - 61
12. Georgia Southern - 53
13. Arkansas State - 50
14. South Alabama - 25
Parentheses indicate first-place votes
2024 SUN BELT CONFERENCE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON AWARDS
Preseason Player of the Year
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison [R-Jr. | G | Birdsboro, Pa.]
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Emily Carver, App State [Sr. | G | Asheville, N.C.]
Aislynn Hayes, Marshall [Sr. | G | Murfreesboro, Tenn.]
Crystal Henderson, Georgia State [So. | G | Marietta, Ga.]
Jakayla Johnson, ULM [Sr. | G | Clinton, Miss.]
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison [R-Jr. | G | Birdsboro, Pa.]
Mikyla Tolivert, Georgia State [Sr. | G | Melbourne, Fla.]
Ties were not broken
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
En'Dya Buford, Old Dominion [Gr. | G | Memphis, Tenn.]
Melyia Grayson, Southern Miss [5
th Yr. | C | Hattiesburg, Miss.]
Jaylyn James, Louisiana [Jr. | G | Madisonville, La.]
Kseniia Kozlova, James Madison [R-Sr. | C | Moscow, Russia]
Katlyn Manuel, ULM [Sr. | F | Lawtell, La.]
Shaulana Wagner, Troy [Sr. | G | Detriot, Mich.]
Ties were not broken
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
Ramsey Alancia, Coastal Carolina [So. | F | Delray Beach, Fla.]
Zay Dyer, Troy [Jr. | F | Atlanta, Ga.]
Anna Griffin, Arkansas State [Sr. | G | Aurora, Ill]
Kelsey Thompson, Old Dominion [Jr. | G | Mobile, Ala.]
Ro Scott, James Madison [Gr. | G | Earle, Ark.]
