UTEP point guard Katia Gallegos is starting the 2021-22 season at the same place she ended last year: All-Conference USA.
A first-team selection after last season, when she put up 13.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists while leading the Miners to a second-place finish in the West Division, she is one of eight players on the preseason team. The team and preseason poll were released Wednesday.
UTEP is picked in a three-way tie for third in the league, behind Charlotte and Old Dominion, respectively, and tied with Middle Tennessee and North Texas.