Two Lady Dogs earn preseason SEC honors

Georgia Lady Bulldog basketball graduates Que Morrison and Jenna Staiti have been named to the coaches’ 2021 Preseason All-Southeastern Conference Second Team, the league office announced Tuesday.

The Georgia duo joins nine players on the second team, while eight student-athletes garnered first-team accolades.

In the preseason poll, Georgia was picked to finish fourth behind South Carolina, Texas A&M and Tennessee, while Kentucky, Ole Miss, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Florida, Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt followed the Lady Bulldogs.

Morrison — the 2021 SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year — and Staiti — a 2021 All-SEC Second-Team selection — were Georgia’s top two scorers and rebounders a year ago. The two combined to average 26.4 points per game and 13.5 boards per contest during the 2020-21 campaign. Staiti also led the SEC in blocked shots with 85 total (3.2 per game).

Staiti enters her sixth season of eligibility as one of only eight players in program history to score over 1,000 career points, record over 500 rebounds and block over 150 shots.

Morrison — a native of Riverdale, Ga. — totaled a conference-best 33 steals during SEC play last season. She has twice been named to the SEC All-Defensive Team and is a three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll pick. Morrison has scored in double figures in 12 of her last 13 games.

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Preseason Coaches’ Predictions

Order of Finish

1. South Carolina

2. Texas A&M

3. Tennessee

4. Georgia

5. Kentucky

6. Ole Miss

7. Arkansas

8. LSU

9. Mississippi State

10. Missouri

11. Florida

12. Alabama

13. Auburn

14. Vanderbilt

Player of the Year

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

First Team All-SEC

Lavender Briggs, Florida

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Khayla Pointer, LSU

Shakira Austin, Ole Miss

Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State

Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

Zia Cooke, South Carolina

Rae Burrell, Tennessee

Second Team All-SEC

Amber Ramirez, Arkansas

Kiara Smith, Florida

Que Morrison, Georgia

Jenna Staiti, Georgia

Aijha Blackwell, Missouri

Destinni Henderson, South Carolina

Tamari Key, Tennessee

Jordan Nixon, Texas A&M

Kayla Wells, Texas A&M

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