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Makayla Epps named Preseason First Team All-SEC; UK picked to finish 5th in league

The SEC announced its all-conference teams on Tuesday, and Kentucky Wildcats guard Makayla Epps was named a First-Team selection.

Epps earned one of nine spots on the preseason first team, marking her second such preseason honor this season. The junior guard out of Lebanon, Ky. was also named to the six-member Preseason All-SEC First-Team by league and national media last month. She was named to the All-SEC First Team following the 2014-15 season after averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game, which ranked eighth in the SEC.

In SEC play, Epps led the league with 15.