🏀 Women’s Basketball Picked Fifth in Big 12 Preseason Poll

IRVING, Texas – Kansas Ladies’s Basketball has been tabbed for a fifth-place end within the Large 12 Convention throughout the upcoming 2022-23 season. The ballot, which is voted on by the league’s head coaches, was introduced on Thursday by the convention workplace.

Iowa State is the preseason favourite to win the Large 12 and considered one of 4 groups to obtain a first-place vote. Iowa State and Texas had 4 first-place votes apiece, however ISU edged the Longhorns for the highest spot by one level. Oklahoma and Baylor each obtained one vote for first and got here in third and fourth place, respectively, within the preseason ballot. Kansas obtained 49 whole factors to be picked fifth, forward of (so as) Kansas State, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma State and TCU.

Kansas returns 4 starters and 11 gamers general from the 2021-22 group, which completed 21-10 and positioned fifth within the Large 12 at 11-7. Led by Large 12 Coach of the 12 months Brandon Schneider, the Jayhawks made their first look in March Insanity in virtually a decade and defeated Georgia Tech 77-58 to advance to the second spherical of the NCAA Match. Three Jayhawks earned Preseason All-Large 12 alternatives on Wednesday as senior guard Holly Kersgieter was chosen to the group whereas senior guard Zakiyah Franklin and senior middle Taiyanna Jackson obtained honorable point out.

The Large 12 ranked third in NET rankings for the 2021-22 season, with six groups from the convention qualifying for the 2022 NCAA Match. Kansas was joined in March Insanity by Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Texas, with every group profitable not less than one postseason recreation. The Jayhawks will play 13 common season video games towards NCAA Match groups from final season with two apiece towards every Large 12 group together with non-conference dates towards UT-Arlington, Arizona and Nebraska.

Kansas opens the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, November 9, towards Jacksonville, within the first of seven dwelling video games throughout non-conference play. The Jayhawks will play a complete of 16 video games at Allen Fieldhouse this season, with the primary Large 12 dwelling recreation set for Wednesday, January 4, towards Texas Tech. To view the complete 2022-23 schedule, click on right here.

Season tickets for the 2022-23 Kansas Ladies’s Basketball season are on-sale now. For as little as $80, followers can lock in seats inside Allen Fieldhouse – the best venue in all of faculty basketball. To buy at the moment, click on right here, or name 800-34-HAWKS. Followers wishing to buy group tickets can name 785-864-3141.