BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mizzou Women's Basketball junior guard Aijha Blackwell has earned Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team honors in a vote by the league's coaches on Tuesday.
In a highly impressive sophomore campaign Blackwell averaged 14.5 points and 11 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game. Blackwell became just the fifth player in school history to average a double-double and the first since 1997-98 to earn Second Team All-SEC honors last season.
Among SEC ranks Blackwell finished first in defensive rebounds (8.4), third in rebounding (11.0), 12th in field goal percentage (.471) and 17th in scoring (14.5). Her 11.0 rebounds per game ranked first among Mizzou sophomores and second all-time in program history. The Berkely, Mo., native recorded a career-best 13 double-doubles last season which ranked fourth in the SEC and 21st nationally.
Along with Blackwell earning Preseason Second Team All-SEC honors, Mizzou was picked to finish 10th in the SEC by the league's coaches. Last week the Tigers were picked to finish 11th in the Preseason SEC Media Poll. Mizzou hosts the first of two exhibitions beginning on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7:00 p.m. against Lindenwood. The Tigers host Southwest Baptist on Oct. 4 before opening up the 2021-22 campaign on Thursday, Nov. 11 against Murray State.
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Below are the Preseason Coaches' Predictions
Order of Finish
- South Carolina
- Texas A&M
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Ole Miss
- Arkansas
- LSU
- Mississippi State
- MIZZOU
- Florida
- Alabama
- Auburn
- Vanderbilt
Player of the Year
Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
First Team All-SEC
Lavender Briggs – Florida
Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
Khayla Pointer – LSU
Shakira Austin – Ole Miss
Rickea Jackson – Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston – South Carolina
Zia Cooke – South Carolina
Rae Burrell – Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Aijha Blackwell – MIZZOU
Amber Ramirez – Arkansas
Kiara Smith – Florida
Que Morrison – Georgia
Jenna Staiti – Georgia
Destinni Henderson – South Carolina
Tamari Key – Tennessee
Jordan Nixon – Texas A&M
Kayla Wells – Texas A&M
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