Expectations for Kentucky Women’s Basketball in Kenny Brooks’ third season are high. At Big Blue Madness, the program unveiled Clara Strack’s Player of the Year campaign. The media isn’t quite ready to annoint Strack yet, but they did tab her as one of the best players in a loaded SEC.
The SEC revealed the women’s basketball preseason media poll and All-SEC teams today. Strack was named to the First Team and received some votes for Preseason SEC Player of the Year. That honor ultimately went to Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes. Madison Booker (Texas), Joyce Edwards (South Carolina), and Mikaylah Williams (LSU) also made the First Team. Kentucky did not have a representative on the Second Team.
Kentucky was picked to finish fifth in the league behind South Carolina, Texas, LSU, and Vanderbilt. Last year, the Cats were picked to finish eighth in the preseason media poll. They ultimately finished ninth in the SEC, but ultimately made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament, losing to Texas, who lost to UCLA in the Final Four…