Sean Merriman, BTN.com web editor, October 14, 2015
With the 2015-16 Big Ten women's basketball season coming up, the Big Ten handed out preseason All-Big Ten teams from both the coaches and the media.
Ohio State?s Kelsey Mitchell garnered Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year accolades. She is joined by Michigan State's Aerial Powers and Northwestern's Nia Coffey as unamoius first-team All-Big Ten selections.
Maryland?s Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Minnesota?s Rachel Banham, Nebraska?s Rachel Theriot, Ohio State?s Ameryst Alston, and Rutgers? Kahleah Copper also earned nods as Preseason All-Big Ten honorees from both the coaches and the media. Iowa?s Ally Disterhoft was voted to the coaches? preseason squad, while Michigan State?s Tori Jankoska was voted to the media?s list.
Maryland was selected as the preseason conference favorite heading into the Big Ten women?s basketball season by the coaches and media.
Ohio State was picked to finish second by both the coaches and media this season. Michigan State was picked to finish third this season by the coaches? panel, while Northwestern was chosen third by the media voting panel.
The 2015 Preseason All-Big Ten Teams can be found below.
2015-16 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Ally Disterhoft, Jr., G, IOWA
Brionna Jones, Jr., C, MD
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, MD
AERIAL POWERS, Jr., F, MSU
Rachel Banham, Sr., G, MINN
Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, NEB
NIA COFFEY, Jr., F, NU
Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, OSU
KELSEY MITCHELL, So., G, OSU
Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, RU
2015-16 COACHES PRESEASON BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, OSU
2015-16 MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Brionna Jones, Jr., C, MD
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Jr., G, MD
Tori Jankoska, Jr., G, MSU
AERIAL POWERS, Jr., F, MSU
Rachel Banham, Sr., G, MINN
Rachel Theriot, Sr., G, NEB
Nia Coffey, Jr., F, NU
Ameryst Alston, Sr., G, OSU
KELSEY MITCHELL, So., G, OSU
Kahleah Copper, Sr., F/G, RU
2015-16 MEDIA PRESEASON BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kelsey Mitchell, So., G, OSU
*Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS