Norfolk, VA - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) introduces the 2022-23 All-MEAC Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the MEAC Basketball Coaches and the Sports Information Directors. The predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches and sports Ino The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the MEAC Basketball Pre-Season Press Conference
The 2022-23 women's preseason team features returning player, Nicole Gywnn from the 2021-22 All-MEAC squad and the 2022-23 men's preseason team feature returner
Rahsaan Edwards. Both men's and women's teams were predicted to finish seventh.
Alexander, the 2021-22 MEAC Player of the Year, led the conference in scoring last season with an average of 15.8 points per game. She also ranked second in the league in free throw percentage (.791), fourth in rebounding (7.1 per game) and seventh in field goal percentage (.401). A BoxToRow Second Team All-American last season, Alexander was named MEAC Player of the Week three times. She dropped at least 30 points in a game three times in 2021-22 (with a career high of 35 against Delaware State), and she had eight 20-point games and four double-doubles.
Howard, which won its first MEAC Basketball Tournament title since 2001 last season, was selected as the preseason favorite, racking up eight of a possible 16 first-place votes and notching 119 points. Norfolk State (four first-place votes) and Coppin State (two first-place votes) were picked second and third, respectively, and Morgan State was picked to finish fourth.
Maryland Eastern Shore (two first-place votes), North Carolina Central, South Carolina State and Delaware State rounded out the predicted order of finish.
Bryant, the reigning MEAC Player of the Year, was also named the BoxToRow National Player of the Year after leading the Spartans to their second straight MEAC Tournament title, on top of the regular-season crown and a 24-win season. The MEAC Tournament Outstanding Performer for the second straight season, Bryant was second in the MEAC in scoring (16.7 ppg), third in field goal percentage (.432) and 3-pointers made (57), sixth in assists (3.2 apg) and eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.1).
Two-time defending MEAC champion Norfolk State picked up 15 of a possible 16 first-place votes in being named the preseason favorite, while the Eagles of NCCU picked up the other first-place vote in being picked to finish second. Howard and Morgan State were picked to finish third and fourth, respectively.
Coppin State, Maryland Eastern Shore, Delaware State and South Carolina State rounded out the predicted order of finish.
2022-23 MEAC Women's Basketball
All-MEAC Teams
Voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors
Preseason Player of the Year: Jaia Alexander, Coppin State
FIRST TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Jaia Alexander G Gr. 5-11 Coppin State Baltimore, Md.
Destiny Howell G Jr. 5-11 Howard Queens, N.Y.
Iyanna Warren G Sr. 5-3 Howard Accokeek, Md.
Camille Downs G Gr. 5-10 Norfolk State Fredericksburg, Va.
Deja Francis G Gr. 5-7 Norfolk State Queens, N.Y.
SECOND TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Mossi Staples G r-Jr. 5-7 Coppin State Fort Washington, Md.
Zamara Haynes G Jr. 5-7 Maryland E. Shore Philadelphia, Pa.
Ja'Niah Henson G Sr. 5-3 Morgan State Baltimore, Md.
Mahoganie Williams F Jr. 6-1 Norfolk State Monroe, La.
Nicole Gwynn G So. 5-9 S.C. State Wethersfield, Conn.
THIRD TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Jalynda Salley C r-Sr. 6-4 Coppin State Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Brooklyn Fort-Davis F Sr. 6-0 Howard Chicago, Ill.
Krislyn Marsh G/F Gr. 6-0 Howard Houston, Texas
Taylor Addison F Gr. 5-10 Morgan State Columbia, Md.
Charlene Shepherd F Gr. 6-2 Morgan State Killeen, Texas
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
School (First-Place Votes) Points
1. Howard (8) 119
2. Norfolk State (4) 105
3. Coppin State (2) 89
4. Morgan State 85
5. Maryland Eastern Shore (2) 69
6. North Carolina Central 54
7. South Carolina State 30
8. Delaware State 25
2022-23 MEAC Men's Basketball --All-MEAC Teams
Preseason Player of the Year: Joe Bryant, Jr., Norfolk State
FIRST TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Nendah Tarke G Jr. 6-4 Coppin State Gaithersburg, Md.
Elijah Hawkins G So. 5-11 Howard Washington, D.C.
Kris Bankston F Gr. 6-9 Norfolk State Little Rock, Ark.
Joe Bryant G Gr. 6-1 Norfolk State Norfolk, Va.
Justin Wright G Jr. 6-1 N.C. Central Greenville, N.C.
SECOND TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Steve Settle III F r-Jr. 6-10 Howard Glenarden, MD
Da'Shawn Phillip G Sr. 6-5 Maryland E. Shore Baltimore, MD
Malik Miller G Sr. 6-4 Morgan State Washington, D.C.
Eric Boone F r-Sr. 6-2 N.C. Central Lexington, KY
Kris Monroe F Sr. 6-8 N.C. Central Raleigh, NC
THIRD TEAM
Name Pos. Class Ht. School Hometown
Corey Perkins G So. 6-2 Delaware State Wilmington, DE
Nathaniel Pollard, Jr. F Gr. 6-5 Maryland E. Shore Richmond, VA
Dana Tate F r-Sr. 6-7 Norfolk State Boston, MA
Brendan Medley-Bacon C Sr. 7-1 N.C. Central Baltimore, MD
Rahsaan Edwards G Jr. 5-11 S.C. State Charles Town, WV
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
School (First-Place Votes) Points
- Norfolk State (15) 127
- North Carolina Central (1) 102
- Howard 93
- Morgan State 81
- Coppin State 67
- Maryland Eastern Shore 46
t-7. Delaware State 30
t-7. South Carolina State 30
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