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Richardson Tabbed with Preseason Honors; Chants Picked 10th in Preseason Poll
10/16/2023 11:01:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Coastal Carolina women’s basketball to play three Power 5 teams
NEW ORLEANS – The 2023-24 Coastal Carolina women's basketball team was picked to finish 10th in the 2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, as voted upon by the league's 14 head coaches, it was announced by the conference office in New Orleans, La. Additionally, Deaja Richardson was named to as a Preseason All-Sun Belt third-team selection.
Richardson finished the 2022-23 season tied for 10th in scoring with 13.8 points per game, while leading the Chanticleers with 55 three-point field goals on the season. She was sixth in the conference in free throw percentage and three-point field goals made at .814 and 2.0, respectively.
The Kernersville, N.C., native was second on the team with 13.9 points per game, 2.3 assists per game, and 1.6 steals per game. The 5-9 guard scored a career-high 31 points on the road at Troy to help Coastal Carolina knock off the top team in the conference with a near-perfect evening. Richardson finished 10-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-9 from behind the three-point arc.
Coastal Carolina will open the season on the road in Atlanta, Ga., as the Chanticleers will take on the first of three Power 5 opponents in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion, on Monday, Nov. 6.
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. James Madison (9) - 186
2. Troy (3) - 177
3. Southern Miss (1) - 159
4. Old Dominion - 149
5. Georgia Southern (1) - 131
6. Louisiana - 117
7. Texas State - 116
8. Arkansas State - 87
9. Marshall - 85
10. Coastal Carolina - 72
11. ULM – 71
12. App State - 54
13. Georgia State - 46
14. South Alabama - 20
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Terren Ward, Georgia Southern
Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Makayia Hallmon, Troy
Roshala Scott, Marshall
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
Ja'Mia Hollings, Troy
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
Kseniia Kozlova, James Madison
Tai'Sheka Porchia, Troy
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
Deaja Richardson, Coastal Carolina
Emily Carver, App State
Daisha Bradford, ULM
Mikyla Tolivert, Georgia State
Kelsey Thompson, South Alabama
For complete coverage of CCU women's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalWBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
Richardson finished the 2022-23 season tied for 10th in scoring with 13.8 points per game, while leading the Chanticleers with 55 three-point field goals on the season. She was sixth in the conference in free throw percentage and three-point field goals made at .814 and 2.0, respectively.
The Kernersville, N.C., native was second on the team with 13.9 points per game, 2.3 assists per game, and 1.6 steals per game. The 5-9 guard scored a career-high 31 points on the road at Troy to help Coastal Carolina knock off the top team in the conference with a near-perfect evening. Richardson finished 10-of-13 from the field, including 8-of-9 from behind the three-point arc.
Coastal Carolina will open the season on the road in Atlanta, Ga., as the Chanticleers will take on the first of three Power 5 opponents in the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at McCamish Pavilion, on Monday, Nov. 6.
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll
1. James Madison (9) - 186
2. Troy (3) - 177
3. Southern Miss (1) - 159
4. Old Dominion - 149
5. Georgia Southern (1) - 131
6. Louisiana - 117
7. Texas State - 116
8. Arkansas State - 87
9. Marshall - 85
10. Coastal Carolina - 72
11. ULM – 71
12. App State - 54
13. Georgia State - 46
14. South Alabama - 20
2023-24 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Domonique Davis, Southern Miss
Terren Ward, Georgia Southern
Izzy Higginbottom, Arkansas State
Makayia Hallmon, Troy
Roshala Scott, Marshall
Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team
Peyton McDaniel, James Madison
Ja'Mia Hollings, Troy
Lanay Wheaton, Louisiana
Kseniia Kozlova, James Madison
Tai'Sheka Porchia, Troy
Preseason All-Sun Belt Third Team
Deaja Richardson, Coastal Carolina
Emily Carver, App State
Daisha Bradford, ULM
Mikyla Tolivert, Georgia State
Kelsey Thompson, South Alabama
For complete coverage of CCU women's basketball, follow the Chants on social media @CoastalWBB (Twitter), facebook.com/CCUChanticleers (Facebook), @GoCCUSports (Instagram), or visit the official home of Coastal Carolina Athletics at www.GoCCUsports.com.
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