Daniels Picked on Preseason Team; Razorbacks Projected Fifth in Coaches Poll
The Southeastern Conference has unveiled the 2022-23 Preseason Coaches Poll and Team, as announced by the league Wednesday. Fourth-year starter Makayla Daniels is highlighted on the eight-person Second Team, while the Razorbacks were chosen to tie for fifth in the poll.
Daniels has started in all 88 games she has appeared in at Arkansas. She is the leading returning scorer and rebounder, averaging 14.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. Last season, Daniels scored in double figures 18 times, five of those being 20+ point contests and two 30+ point games, including a career-high 34 against Creighton. In Arkansas’ NCAA Tournament game versus Utah, Daniels became the 31st Razorback to be a part of the 1,000-point club after scoring 18 points against the Utes.
The Razorbacks finished the 2021-22 season with an 18-14 record and a seventh place regular-season finish. Arkansas is coming off back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances (would be three had it not been for the cancellation of the 2020 tournament) and looking to officially make it three straight trips since 2001-03. The Razorbacks return three starters (including SEC Freshman of the Year Samara Spencer), welcome three newcomers and will play two student-athletes who sat out last season.
This marks the fifth straight year the Razorbacks have landed a player on the media or coaches’ preseason team. A fifth-place projection is the best for the Razorbacks in the coaches poll since 2020-21. Going back to 2019-20, the lowest the Razorbacks have been projected to finish is seventh in either poll. The Razorbacks were picked to finish fourth in the media poll last week.
The coaches poll order of finish is the same one through three teams as the media one, with South Carolina picked to win the SEC with Aliyah Boston as the Player of the Year.
The Razorbacks host Arkansas – Fort Smith for an exhibition next Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena. Admission is is free and open to the public. Arkansas will get the season officially started at UAPB on Monday, Nov. 7 at H.O. Clemmons Arena.
2022-23 SEC PRESEASON COACHES POLL
1. South Carolina
2. Tennessee
3. LSU
4. Alabama
T5. Arkansas
T5. Mississippi State
7. Florida
8. Ole Miss
9. Georgia
10. Kentucky
11. Texas A&M
12. Missouri
13. Auburn
14. Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
First Team All-SEC
Brittany Davis, Alabama
Alexis Morris, LSU
Angel Reese, LSU
Anastasia Hayes, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Jordan Horston, Tennessee
Tamari Key, Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Makayla Daniels, Arkansas
Aicha Coulibaly, Auburn
Diamond Battles, Georgia
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Hayley Frank, Missouri
Victaria Saxton, South Carolina
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
TICKETS
The Razorback Ticket Center is taking orders online and over the phone for season tickets. General admission season tickets are $45 and reserved seating tickets are $75. Single game tickets can be purchased online for $5 for adults and $3 for youth (17 and under).
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