Senior guard Grace Berger and junior forward Mackenzie Holmes were named 2022-23 preseason All-Big Ten selections for the second-consecutive season, and IU picked to finish second amongst the league’s media and third by the coaches, the league announced on Wednesday.
Berger was a unanimous preseason All-Big Ten selection as she enters her fifth season with the Hoosiers. She earned a trio of All-American honorable mention accolades last season, and she was a first team All-Big Ten honoree as well. The Louisville, Ky. native led Indiana in scoring with 16.2 points and 4.7 assists per game last season. She additionally added 6.2 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. She scored in double figures 30 times and had three double-doubles. She will enter the 2022-23 season ranked 13th on the all-time scoring list at IU with 1,531 career points.
Holmes averaged 15.2 points and produced a 60 percent clip from the floor in an injury shortened campaign as a junior. Despite only seeing action in 25 games, Holmes still earned WBCA All-American honorable mention and a place on the All-Big Ten second team. She led the program with 7.0 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and shot 80.8 percent from the free throw line last season. She tied Berger with a team-high three double-doubles. Holmes also joined the 1,000-point club last season.
Indiana is led by ninth year head coach Teri Moren, who has taken the program to back-to-back NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances and seven consecutive 20-win seasons. Her Hoosiers finished 24-9 last season, advancing to the Big Ten Tournament championship game for the first time in 20 years and the NCAA Regional Semifinal.
Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes look to lead IU into a new era
The 2022-23 Preseason All-Big Ten Teams and rankings are as follows:
(Unanimous picks in ALL CAPS)
2022-23 COACHES BIG TEN PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Iowa
2. Ohio State
3. Indiana
4. Maryland
5. Michigan
2022-23 COACHES PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
GRACE BERGER, Grad., G, Indiana
Mackenzie Holmes, Sr., F, Indiana
CAITLIN CLARK, Jr., G, Iowa
MONIKA CZINANO, 5th-Yr., F/C, Iowa
Diamond Miller, Sr., G, Maryland
Leigha Brown, 5th-Yr., G, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, So., C/F, Nebraska
TAYLOR MIKESELL, Sr., G, Ohio State
JACY SHELDON, Sr., G, Ohio State
Makenna Marisa, Sr., G, Penn State
2022-23 COACHES BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Caitlin Clark, Jr., G, Iowa
2022-23 MEDIA BIG TEN PRESEASON RANKINGS
1. Iowa
2. Indiana
3. Ohio State
4. Maryland
5. Nebraska
2022-23 MEDIA PRESEASON ALL-BIG TEN TEAM
Grace Berger, Grad., G, Indiana
Mackenzie Holmes, Sr., F, Indiana
CAITLIN CLARK, Jr., G, Iowa
Monika Czinano, 5th-Yr., F/C, Iowa
Diamond Miller, Sr., G, Maryland
Leigha Brown, 5th-Yr., G, Michigan
Alexis Markowski, So., C/F, Nebraska
Taylor Mikesell, Sr., G, Ohio State
JACY SHELDON, Sr., G, Ohio State
Makenna Marisa, Sr., G, Penn State
2022-23 MEDIA BIG TEN PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Caitlin Clark, Jr., G, Iowa
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