BALTIMORE- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) introduces the 2023-24 All-CIAA Preseason Men's and Women's Basketball Teams, as voted on by the CIAA Basketball Coaches Associations and the Sports Information Directors Association, and the predicted order of finish as selected by the men's and women's head coaches. The preseason teams and predicted order were both unveiled during the CIAA Basketball Media Day in Baltimore, MD.

The reigning Women's CIAA Player of the Year Amaya Tucker of Winston-Salem State, and the reining Women's Defensive Player of the Year Anyssa Fields of Lincoln (PA) headline the conference's preseason team. Tucker ranked third in conference scoring during the 2022-2023 season, averaging 15.3 points per game.


Simmons played in 23 games this season and started 15 of them. She was second on the team in scoring averaging 9.1 points per game, and she also averaged 4.3 rebounds per game.


2023-24 All-CIAA Women's Basketball Preseason Team
Backcourt
Amaya Tucker, Winston-Salem State
Anyilah Bryant, Fayetteville State
NyAsia Blango, Elizabeth City State
Anii Harris, Bowie State
Kennedi Simmons, Winston-Salem State
 
Frontcourt
Anyssa Fields, Lincoln (Pa.) *+
Ny Langley, Virginia Union *
Lauren Banks, St. Augustine's *
Katerra Myers, Bowie State
Jessica Adams, Elizabeth City State
Saniha Jackson, Bowie State
Zoila Martinez, Virginia Union
 
Northern Division
1. Elizabeth City State
2. Lincoln (PA)
3. Bowie State
4. Virginia State
5. Virginia Union
6. Bluefield State
 
Southern Division
1. Fayetteville State
2. Shaw
3. Claflin
4. Winston-Salem State
5. Johnson C. Smith
6. Livingstone
7. Saint Augustine's