The Howard women’s basketball team has made the MEAC championship game each of the last five seasons, winning the championship in 2022, so it’s no surprise the preseason voters expect them to make it back again this year.
The Bison were selected as the top team in the MEAC women’s basketball preseason polls with 118 points. Three-time defending champion Norfolk State was picked second with 107 points, while Maryland-Eastern Shore (93 points) and North Carolina Central (68 points) round out the top half of the rankings.
Back to back preseason No. 1.
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The Bison also placed two players on the MEAC’s all-preseason first team, forwards Nile Miller and Zennia Thomas.
North Carolina Central graduate forward Morgan Callahan was named preseason player of the year. Callahan averaged 12.5 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Eagles last season, earning first-team All-MEAC and all-defensive team honors. Joining Callahan, Miller and Thomas on the all-preseason First Team are Morgan State guard Ja’La Bannerman and Norfolk Start guard A.J. Richardson.
