NEW ORLEANS – After coming off its first postseason appearance since 2004, the South Alabama women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the 2018-19 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office Wednesday. Redshirt sophomore guard and 2017-18 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year Savannah Jones earned preseason all-conference first-team honor.
South Alabama received 78 pts with Little Rock, the defending Sun Belt Champions, being picked to win the conference with 133 pts, receiving eight first-place votes.
The Jaguars went 21-13 last season, with an 11-7 Sun Belt record, while reaching the semifinals of the Women's Basketball Invitational.