Drake’s Lizzy Wendell and Northern Iowa’s Jeremy Morgan were voted as the Missouri Valley Conference preseason basketball players of the year.
The Bulldog’s Caitlin Ingle and UNI’s Madison Weekly were named to the women’s all-Valley first team.
A panel of media representatives and sports information directors also voted the Drake women's team as preseason favorites to win the league title, with the Panthers coming in second.
Wendell, a 6-foot senior, led the Valley in scoring last season, with 19.6 points per game, helping the Bulldogs finish 23-10.