Indiana Women's Basketball Picked to Finish 2nd in Big Ten by Media, 3rd by Coaches
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Big Ten released its preseason awards for the 2023-24 women's college basketball season on Wednesday.
Coach Teri Moren and the Indiana women's basketball team are the defending Big Ten regular season champions. However, Moren's Hoosiers were not picked to repeat and win the conference in 2023-24.
Instead, both media and coaches picked the Iowa Hawkeyes, led by superstar guard Caitlin Clark, to bring home the conference title. Here is what the media and coaches predicted for how the Big Ten will shake out in 2023-24:
Media Big Ten 2023-24 Preseason Picks
- Iowa
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Maryland
- Michigan
Coaches Big Ten 2023-24 Preseason Picks
- Iowa
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Maryland
- Illinois
Coach Lisa Bluder and the Iowa Hawkeyes finished behind Indiana in last year's conference standings, but won the 2022-23 Big Ten Tournament and advanced all the way to the NCAA National Championship before losing to LSU.
Additionally, media and coaches voted on preseason All-Big Ten teams, and Indiana forward Mackenzie Holmes was selected to both.
Holmes was a unanimous selection for the coaches preseason All-Big Ten team, but not for the media All-Big Ten team. Here is who both the coaches and the media selected from the conference:
Media Preseason 2023-24 All-Big Ten Team
- Makira Cook, Sr., G, Illinois
- Mackenzie Holmes, Grad., F, Indiana
- Caitlin Clark, Sr., G, Iowa
- Shyanne Sellers, Jr., G, Maryland
- Laila Phelia, Jr., G, Michigan
- Alexis Markowski, Jr., C/F, Nebraska
- Jaz Shelley, Grad, G, Nebraska
- Cotie McMahon, So., F, Ohio State
- Jacy Sheldon, Grad., G, Ohio State
- Makenna Marisa, Sr.+, G, Penn State
Coaches Preseason 2023-24 All-Big Ten Team
- Makira Cook, Sr., G, Illinois
- Mackenzie Holmes, Grad., F, Indiana
- Caitlin Clark, Sr., G, Iowa
- Shyanne Sellers, Jr., G, Maryland
- Laila Phelia, Jr., G, Michigan
- Alexis Markowski, Jr., C/F, Nebraska
- Jaz Shelley, Grad, G, Nebraska
- Cotie McMahon, So., F, Ohio State
- Jacy Sheldon, Grad., G, Ohio State
- Makenna Marisa, Sr.+, G, Penn State
- Mara Braun, So., G, Minnesota (the coaches All-Big Ten team had an additional player due to a tie in the voting)
Clark was the only player selected unanimously to both preseason All-Big Ten teams. She was also selected as the 2023-24 Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by both coaches and media.
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