Five Players Named to Preseason AP All-America Women’s Team
UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins have been named to the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team. They were joined by Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes, Texas's Madison Booker, and Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo on the national list.
Elmira, NY, October 22, 2026 —
UConn’s Sarah Strong and USC’s JuJu Watkins are among five players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America women’s college basketball team.
The national list also includes Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes, Texas’s Madison Booker and Notre Dame’s Hannah Hidalgo. The announcement identifies the five players and their schools but does not provide further details about the selection process or the criteria used.
The designation is preseason recognition. The information provided does not specify the season, when the team was announced, or whether the list includes additional honors or categories. It also does not include comments from the players, their schools or the AP.
With the five names, the list spans players from UConn, USC, Vanderbilt, Texas and Notre Dame. No statistics, past awards or other background information were provided, so the announcement does not offer a basis for comparing the players or explaining why each was selected.
The preseason team names Strong, Watkins, Blakes, Booker and Hidalgo as All-America selections ahead of the season. Further details about the announcement were not included in the information available.
Story summarized from the original created by DOUG FEINBERG, Associated Press on www.mytwintiers.com, see more information here.
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