Baylor's senior center Kalani Brown comes into the 2018-19 season with expectations to repeat her success from last season.
After winning the Big 12 player of the year award last season, Brown was selected as the preseason player of the year on Wednesday.
Last season, Brown averaged 20.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and shot 65 percent from the floor.
The conference's reigning defensive player of the year, Bears' junior forward Lauren Cox was selected as the preseason defensive player of the year. She was named the defensive player of the year last season after posting 92 blocks, 36 steals and 9.