ATLANTA, Ga. – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2015-16 women's basketball preseason Players of the Year and predicted order of finish, during Media Day on Tuesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Tucker, Ga.
 
The Benedict College Lady Tigers were picked to finish second in the East Division, picking up three first-place votes. Albany State, the defending SIAC women's champion, was picked to finish first with eight first-place votes. Kentucky State was picked to finish first in the West Division.
 
Benedict senior forward KaDeeja Vaughn was named to the preseason All-Conference team.
 
Albany State's Artisha Holston was named the SIAC preseason Player of the Year, while Brittnee Hazel of Fort Valley State was named the preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
 
 
 
Predicted Order of Finish
East Division (first place votes)

1. Albany State (8)
2. Benedict (3)
3. Claflin
4. Paine (1)
5. Clark Atlanta
6. Fort Valley State

West Division

1. Kentucky State (9)
2. LeMoyne-Owen (2)
3. Spring Hill (1)
4. Stillman (1)
5. Central State
6. Tuskegee
7. Miles
8. Lane (1)

2015-16 SIAC Preseason All-Conference Women's Basketball Team

Artisha Holton *	Albany State
Brittnee Hazel *	Fort Valley State
Shaia Horton *	Kentucky State
Mykala Jones *	Clark Atlanta
Keidra Green	Albany State
KaDeeja Vaughn	Benedict
Shaniece Brown	Claflin
Sierra Bubb	Clark Atlanta
Kourtni Perry	Central State
Janisha Wilkerson	Paine
Shereba Montgomery	Fort Valley State
Tannasia Rhodes	Paine
Jocelyn Ramos	Stillman
Rachel Brownlee	Tuskegee
Ieisha Young	Albany State

 
              
                
                 
                      
               
                
                       
                     
             
     
              
                 
              
                      





* Denotes players who were automatically selected to preseason team as a result of earning 2014-15 postseason honors.