No surprise: Caitlin Clark is an AP preseason All-American

IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark is a unanimous preseason women’s basketball All-American.

The reigning AP national player of the year, Clark was on all 36 ballots. The 6-foot senior out of West Des Moines averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game last season as the Hawkeyes (31-7) reached the final of the NCAA tournament.

Here is the six-player preseason team:

Caitlin Clark, Iowa — 6-foot, senior, 36 of 36 votes (27.8 ppg, 8.6 apg, 7.8 rpg)

Angel Reese, LSU — 6-3, senior, 35 of 36 votes (23.0 ppg, 15.4 rpg, 1.8 spg)

Paige Bueckers, Connecticut — 5-11, junior, 22 of 36 votes (2022 stats: 14.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.9 apg)

Cameron Brink, Stanford — 6-4, senior, 19 of 36 votes (15.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 3.5 bpg)

Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech — 6-6, graduate student, 18 of 36 votes (18.2 ppg, 10.7 rpg, 2.4 bpg)

Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana — 6-3, graduate student, 18 of 36 votes (22.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 68.8% FG pct)

Others receiving votes: Georgia Amoore, Virginia Tech; Aaliyah Edwards, UConn; Azzi Fudd, UConn; Rori Harmon, Texas; Rickea Jackson, Tennessee; Cotie McMahon, Ohio State, Olivia Miles, Notre Dame; Aneesah Morrow, LSU; Charisma Osborne, UCLA; Alissa Pili, Utah; Hailey Van Lith, LSU.

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