SIAC Announces 2026-27 Women's Basketball Preseason Honors

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ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026-27 preseason all-conference women's basketball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish Tuesday, with six returning players from last season's All-SIAC lineup earning repeat recognition.

Preseason honors were voted on by the conference's head coaches and sports information directors.

Preseason Player and Defensive Player of the Year

Miles sophomore guard Samarian Franklin was named Preseason Player of the Year. Benedict senior guard Alaysia Nash earned Preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors.

First Team

• Imani Harris, guard, Tuskegee, senior, Bronx, N.Y.*

• Samarian Franklin, guard, Miles, sophomore, Birmingham, Ala.*

• Dyani Bernstine, guard, Lane, senior, Richmond, Calif.*

• Alaysia Nash, guard, Benedict, senior, Taylors, S.C.*

• Tan Brown, guard, Edward Waters, senior, Eustis, Fla.*

*Returning 2025-26 All-SIAC selection

Second Team

• Tenea Robinson, guard/forward, Tuskegee, senior, Baltimore, Md.*

• Sariah Johnson, forward, Albany State, sophomore, Orlando, Fla.

• Lauren Lain, guard, Lane, senior, Bryant, Ark.

• Paris Triplett, center, Albany State, junior, Orlando, Fla.

• Jayden Boykin, forward, Savannah State, junior, Franklin, Ga.

*Returning 2025-26 All-SIAC selection

Third Team

• Kimora Wade, forward, Fort Valley State, junior, Valdosta, Ga.

• Aaliyah Lawrence, forward, Benedict, senior, Aiken, S.C.

• Nayla Wesley, forward, Miles, sophomore, Birmingham, Ala.

• Ma'Kayla Williams, guard, Central State, junior, Dayton, Ohio

• Jenice Adjessom, guard, Spring Hill, junior, Mobile, Ala.

Predicted Order of Finish

1. Miles

2. Edward Waters

3. Lane

4. Benedict

5. Tuskegee

6. Albany State

7. Clark Atlanta

8. Allen

9. Fort Valley State

10. Kentucky State

11. Savannah State

12. Central State

13. Spring Hill

14. LeMoyne-Owen