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"title": "Jackson State predicted to win 2023-24 SWAC basketball title"
"description": "BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The SWAC announced its 2023-24 Women’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s media day event on Tuesday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason polls were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson State was tabbed as the favorite […]"
"date": "2023-10-04"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2023/10/04/jackson-state-predicted-to-win-2023-24-swac-basketball-title/"
"categories":
  - "Basketball"
"tags":
  - "Jackson State"
  - "SWAC"
---

# Jackson State predicted to win 2023-24 SWAC basketball title

**BIRMINGHAM, Ala**.- The SWAC announced its 2023-24 Women’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s media day event on Tuesday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason polls were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Jackson State was tabbed as the favorite heading into the season. The Lady Tigers were followed by Southern (2<sup>nd</sup>), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3<sup>rd</sup>), Alabama A&M (4<sup>th</sup>), and Alabama State (5<sup>th</sup>) to round out the top five preseason poll selections. Prairie View A&M (6<sup>th</sup>), Bethune-Cookman (7<sup>th</sup>), Grambling State (8<sup>th</sup>), Alcorn State (9<sup>th</sup>), Florida A&M (10<sup>th</sup>), Texas Southern (11<sup>th</sup>), and Mississippi Valley State (12<sup>th</sup>) were tabbed to finish 6-12 respectively. JSU led all preseason poll selections, garnering 11 first-place votes, followed by Southern (5), Alabama A&M (1), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4), Grambling State (2), and Prairie View A&M (1), with each tallying one first-place vote. Jackson State’s Ti’lan Boler was named Preseason Player of the Year, while her fellow teammate Angel Jackson claimed Preseason Defensive Player of the Year recognition. Boler was a standout for Jackson State in her third year, as she appeared in 31 games last season. She averaged 12.6 points and 4.9 rebounds a game. Boler notched 21 double-figure scoring games last season for JSU, including three double-doubles. She shot 40.4 percent from the field and 83.7 percent from the free throw line this past season. Jackson was the key defensive presence for a Jackson State Tigers Women’s Basketball team that held opponents to the fewest points per game in conference play (59.1 ppg). She led the conference in blocks per game with 2.4 blocks per outing. The complete list of the preseason poll rankings and all-conference selections and individual awards winners is listed below. **2023-24 SWAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll** 1. Jackson State 267 (11) 2. Southern 245 (5) 3. Arkansas-Pine Bluff 216 (4) 4. Alabama A&M 200 5. Alabama State 190 6. Prairie View A&M 174 (1) 7. Bethune-Cookman 144 8. Grambling State 128 (2) 9. Alcorn State 119 10. Florida A&M 79 11. Texas Southern 66 12. Mississippi Valley State 44 *First-place votes listed in parentheses* **2023-24 SWAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Awards** **Preseason Player of the Year** Ti’lan Boler, Jackson State **Preseason Defensive Player of the Year** Angel Jackson, Jackson State **Preseason All-SWAC First Team** Ti’lan Boler, Jackson State Chanel Wilson, Bethune-Cookman Destiny Brown, Alcorn State Genovea Johnson, Southern Coriah Beck, Arkansas-Pine Bluff **Preseason All-SWAC Second Team** Angel Jackson, Jackson State Daphane White, Jackson State Chloe Fleming, Southern Maori Davenport, Arkansas-Pine Bluff Ahriahna Grizzle, Florida A&M *Courtesy: SWAC*