ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026-27 preseason all-conference women's basketball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Tuesday, featuring six returning players from the 2025-26 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Imani Harris* |
Guard |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Bronx, N.Y. |
| Samarian Franklin* |
Guard |
Miles |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| Dyani Bernstine* |
Guard |
Lane |
Sr. |
Richmond, Calif. |
| Alaysia Nash* |
Guard |
Benedict |
Sr. |
Taylors, S.C. |
| Tan Brown* |
Guard |
Edward Waters |
Sr. |
Eustis, Fla. |
| – * RETURNING 2025-26 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Tenea Robinson* |
Guard/Forward |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Baltimore, Md. |
| Sariah Johnson |
Forward |
Albany State |
So. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Lauren Lain |
Guard |
Lane |
Sr. |
Bryant, Ark. |
| Paris Triplett |
Center |
Albany State |
Jr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Jayden Boykin |
Forward |
Savannah State |
Jr. |
Franklin, Ga. |
| – * RETURNING 2025-26 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| THIRD TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Kimora Wade |
Forward |
Fort Valley State |
Jr. |
Valdosta, Ga. |
| Aaliyah Lawrence |
Forward |
Benedict |
Sr. |
Aiken, S.C. |
| Nayla Wesley |
Forward |
Miles |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| Ma'Kayla Williams |
Guard |
Central State |
Jr. |
Dayton, Ohio |
| Jenice Adjessom |
Guard |
Spring Hill |
Jr. |
Mobile, Ala. |
| PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Samarian Franklin |
Guard |
Miles |
So. |
Birmingham, Ala. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Alaysia Nash |
Guard |
Benedict |
Sr. |
Taylors, S.C. |
| 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 |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered 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 eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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