Carter, Jackson Tabbed To Coaches Preseason All-SEC Teams
November 17, 2020 | Women's Basketball
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As two of Mississippi State's top returners from a year ago, Jessika Carter and Rickea Jackson earned preseason All-SEC recognition from league coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday.
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Jackson was tabbed to the first team, while Carter earned a spot on the second team. The duo earned second team All-SEC honors by the coaches last season.
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Jackson, who has also been named to the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list, led the Bulldogs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and ranked third in rebounding (5.1 rpg) as a freshman in 2019-20. The Detroit, Michigan, native ranked fifth among all players during conference play with 16.5 points per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.480).
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Jackson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after accounting for 22 percent of Mississippi State's scoring during conference play despite being the focal point for opposing team's defenses. The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree posted eight games with 20-plus points and was the only freshman in the SEC that eclipsed the 30-point margin. For the season, she scored double digits 23 times, including 18 efforts with 15-plus points, and recorded four double-doubles.
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Carter led State in rebounding (8.7 rpg), blocks (1.8 bpg), field goal percentage (.585) and double-doubles (11) and was second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) as a sophomore in 2019-20. The 2021 Katrina McClain Award preseason candidate ranked 13th in Division I in field goal percentage (.585) and 28th in offensive rebounds per game (3.8).
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The Waverly Hall, Georgia, native averaged 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during SEC Play, and she shot a league-best 65 percent from the field. Carter scored in double figures 22 times last year, including 13 games with 15 or more points, and she recorded 19 games with multiple blocks. An elite rebounder, 37 percent of her scoring came on second-chance opportunities (159 of 429) for State.
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The Bulldogs will open the 2020-21 campaign with the Hall of Fame Women's Challenge at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 28-29. State will begin the tournament with a matchup against Maine, while UConn and Quinnipiac make up the other side of the bracket.
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For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
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First Team All-SEC
Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas
Unique Thompson, Auburn
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Rennia Davis, Tennessee
N'dea Jones, Texas A&M
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Second Team All-SEC
Jasmine Walker, Alabama
Destiny Slocumb, Arkansas
Lavender Briggs, Florida
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Kayla Wells, Texas A&M
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Jackson was tabbed to the first team, while Carter earned a spot on the second team. The duo earned second team All-SEC honors by the coaches last season.
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Jackson, who has also been named to the 2021 Cheryl Miller Award preseason watch list, led the Bulldogs in scoring (15.1 ppg) and ranked third in rebounding (5.1 rpg) as a freshman in 2019-20. The Detroit, Michigan, native ranked fifth among all players during conference play with 16.5 points per game and eighth in field goal percentage (.480).
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Jackson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team after accounting for 22 percent of Mississippi State's scoring during conference play despite being the focal point for opposing team's defenses. The three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree posted eight games with 20-plus points and was the only freshman in the SEC that eclipsed the 30-point margin. For the season, she scored double digits 23 times, including 18 efforts with 15-plus points, and recorded four double-doubles.
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Carter led State in rebounding (8.7 rpg), blocks (1.8 bpg), field goal percentage (.585) and double-doubles (11) and was second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) as a sophomore in 2019-20. The 2021 Katrina McClain Award preseason candidate ranked 13th in Division I in field goal percentage (.585) and 28th in offensive rebounds per game (3.8).
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The Waverly Hall, Georgia, native averaged 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds per game during SEC Play, and she shot a league-best 65 percent from the field. Carter scored in double figures 22 times last year, including 13 games with 15 or more points, and she recorded 19 games with multiple blocks. An elite rebounder, 37 percent of her scoring came on second-chance opportunities (159 of 429) for State.
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The Bulldogs will open the 2020-21 campaign with the Hall of Fame Women's Challenge at Mohegan Sun Arena on Nov. 28-29. State will begin the tournament with a matchup against Maine, while UConn and Quinnipiac make up the other side of the bracket.
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For more information on the Bulldogs, follow MSU women's basketball on Twitter, like them on Facebook and join them on Instagram by searching for "HailStateWBK."
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First Team All-SEC
Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas
Unique Thompson, Auburn
Rhyne Howard, Kentucky
Khayla Pointer, LSU
Rickea Jackson, Mississippi State
Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
Rennia Davis, Tennessee
N'dea Jones, Texas A&M
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Second Team All-SEC
Jasmine Walker, Alabama
Destiny Slocumb, Arkansas
Lavender Briggs, Florida
Shakira Austin, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Aijha Blackwell, Missouri
Zia Cooke, South Carolina
Kayla Wells, Texas A&M
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