ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025-26 preseason all-conference women's basketball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday, featuring four returning players from the 2024-25 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason teams are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Atreonia Garner* |
Guard/Forward |
Clark Atlanta |
Junior |
Spanaway, Wash. |
| Dyani Bernstine* |
Point Guard |
Lane |
Junior |
Richmond, Calif. |
| Trinity Jones* |
Guard |
Clark Atlanta |
Graduate |
Americus, Ga. |
| Keyra Peterson* |
Guard/Forward |
Clark Atlanta |
Senior |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Na'Haviya Paxton |
Guard |
Albany State |
Senior |
Lake City, Fla. |
| – * RETURNING 2024-25 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Eboni Clay |
Guard |
Allen |
Sophomore |
Portland, Ore. |
| Alayah Birch |
Guard |
Savannah State |
Sophomore |
Charleston, S.C. |
| Alaysia Nash |
Guard |
Benedict |
Junior |
Taylors, S.C. |
| Aaniyah Allen |
Guard |
Fort Valley State |
Junior |
Elberton, Ga. |
| Marley Bell |
Guard/Forward |
Fort Valley State |
Sophomore |
Montgomery, Ga. |
| THIRD TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Marley Freeman |
Guard |
LeMoyne-Owen |
Senior |
Jackson, Miss. |
| Ghylissa Knowles |
Guard |
Benedict |
Graduate |
Forest Park, Ga. |
| Makayla Rieves |
Forward |
Miles |
Senior |
Columbus, Miss. |
| Diara McBroom |
Guard |
Kentucky State |
Senior |
Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Kimora Wade |
Forward |
Fort Valley State |
Sophomore |
Valdosta, Ga. |
| PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Atreonia Garner |
Guard/Forward |
Clark Atlanta |
Junior |
Spanaway, Wash. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Na'Haviya Paxton |
Guard |
Albany State |
Senior |
Lake City, Fla. |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (BY DIVISION) |
| EAST |
| 1. Clark Atlanta |
| 2. Edward Waters |
| 3. Allen |
| 4. Savannah State |
| 5. Benedict |
| 6. Fort Valley State |
| 7. Albany State |
| WEST |
| 1. Miles |
| 2. Tuskegee |
| 3. Lane |
| 4. Kentucky State |
| 5. Central State |
| 6. Spring Hill |
| 7. LeMoyne-Owen |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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