LSU's Reese, Iowa's Clark top AP preseason women's All-America team - ESPN

Caitlin Clark of Iowa is a unanimous pick for The Associated Press preseason women's basketball All-America team for the second consecutive season.

The star guard was on all 36 ballots from the national media panel that selects the AP Top 25 each week. She led the Hawkeyes to the NCAA championship game for the first time in school history where they lost to Angel Reese and LSU. Reese was also selected as a preseason All-America, appearing on 35 ballots.

Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, Cameron Brink of Stanford, Paige Bueckers of UConn and Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana were also selected for the team. Kitley and Holmes tied in the voting for the fifth spot.

Clark is now a three-time preseason All-American and is set to have another record year. Last season's AP player of the year averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds. The senior, who has one more season left of eligibility after this year if she wants it, is 810 points behind Kelsey Plum's NCAA record of 3,527 points.

«Caitlin has grown the most this year in her leadership skills. As the point guard, she holds herself and everyone accountable around her,» Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. «She has also learned this summer to become more effective coming off ball screens. She means a ton to our program and it's hard to put it into words. She helped break the NCAA record for attendance, and she's growing the sport as a whole not just for Iowa.»

Like Clark, Reese has helped the sport grow. The pair faced off in the NCAA title game last year and nearly 10 million people tuned in. The LSU senior helped the Tigers win their first national championship while leading the SEC in scoring (23 points per game) and rebounding (15.4 per game) and setting an NCAA record with 34