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Carter Earns Preseason All-SEC Honors
October 17, 2023 | Women's Basketball
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State's Jessika Carter was named to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team in a vote of a select panel of both SEC and national media members, the League announced on Tuesday.
Carter, a native of Waverly Hall, Ga., enters her final season at Mississippi State in 2023-24 following her most productive season in the Maroon and White. Carter is coming off a successful year that saw her earn Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team honors. She also became the 28th member of the 1,000-point club at Mississippi State in the Bulldogs' SEC opener at Vanderbilt on Dec. 29.
On her way to earning multiple All-SEC honors, Carter set new career highs in points per game (14.8), blocked shots (65) and assists (42). She also led the team in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage. To go along with her career numbers, Carter also earned 240 rebounds with 19 steals. She helped Mississippi State return to the NCAA Tournament and become the first-ever women's program to advance to the second round after starting in the First Four.
Carter has played in 119 games, with 82 career starts. She is averaging 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. She has scored 20+ points in 14 career games and has recorded double-digit rebounds in 24 games.
SEC Preseason Media Poll
Projected Order of Finish
1. LSU
2. South Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Ole Miss
5. Mississippi State
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia
8. Texas A&M
9. Alabama
10. Florida
11. Missouri
12. Auburn
13. Kentucky
14. Vanderbilt
Preseason Player of the Year
Angel Reese, LSU
Preseason All-SEC First Team
Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU
Angel Reese, LSU
Hailey Van Lith, LSU
Kamila Cardoso, South Carolina
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Anneesah Morrow, LSU
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Jewel Spear, Tennessee
Aicha Coulibaly, Texas A&M
Jordyn Cambridge, Vanderbilt
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Carter, a native of Waverly Hall, Ga., enters her final season at Mississippi State in 2023-24 following her most productive season in the Maroon and White. Carter is coming off a successful year that saw her earn Second Team All-SEC and SEC All-Defensive Team honors. She also became the 28th member of the 1,000-point club at Mississippi State in the Bulldogs' SEC opener at Vanderbilt on Dec. 29.
On her way to earning multiple All-SEC honors, Carter set new career highs in points per game (14.8), blocked shots (65) and assists (42). She also led the team in scoring, rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage. To go along with her career numbers, Carter also earned 240 rebounds with 19 steals. She helped Mississippi State return to the NCAA Tournament and become the first-ever women's program to advance to the second round after starting in the First Four.
Carter has played in 119 games, with 82 career starts. She is averaging 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. She has scored 20+ points in 14 career games and has recorded double-digit rebounds in 24 games.
SEC Preseason Media Poll
Projected Order of Finish
1. LSU
2. South Carolina
3. Tennessee
4. Ole Miss
5. Mississippi State
6. Arkansas
7. Georgia
8. Texas A&M
9. Alabama
10. Florida
11. Missouri
12. Auburn
13. Kentucky
14. Vanderbilt
Preseason Player of the Year
Angel Reese, LSU
Preseason All-SEC First Team
Flau'Jae Johnson, LSU
Angel Reese, LSU
Hailey Van Lith, LSU
Kamila Cardoso, South Carolina
Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Anneesah Morrow, LSU
Madison Scott, Ole Miss
Jessika Carter, Mississippi State
Jewel Spear, Tennessee
Aicha Coulibaly, Texas A&M
Jordyn Cambridge, Vanderbilt
For the most up-to-date 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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