ROSEMONT, IL --  The Maryland women's basketball team was predicted to finish in the top four of the 18-team Big Ten Conference Thursday by both the league's head coaches and media panel.
 
Senior guard Shyanne Sellers, an All-Big Ten First Team honoree last season, was named to the 10-player Preseason All-Big Ten Team for the second straight season.
 
Sellers averaged a team-high 15.6 points, 5.5 assists and 5.8 rebounds last year as a junior. She is one of four returning players in the country to average more than 15.0 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds last season.
 
Both the head coaches and the media panel picked the same preseason top five rankings. Both groups selected conference newcomer USC to win the league, UCLA to finish second, Ohio State third, Maryland fourth and Indiana fifth.
 
USC's Juju Watkins was voted Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year by both groups. Click here for the full list of Preseason All-Big Ten Teams.
 
Maryland will play 12 games against 2024 NCAA Tournament teams this season, including six games against Sweet Sixteen teams. The Terrapins will welcome Duke, UCLA, USC and Ohio State to College Park this season.
 
Maryland returns All-Big Ten honorees Sellers and Bri McDaniel, as well as Emily Fisher, Emma Chardon and Allie Kubek for the 2024-25 season. The Terrapins also welcome three incoming freshmen in Ava McKennie (McSherrystown, Pa.), Breanna Williams (Billings, Mon.) and Kyndal Walker (Beltsville, Md.).
 
Head coach Brenda Frese and her staff signed seven transfers in Christina Dalce (Edison, N.J. / Villanova), Amari DeBerry ( Williamsville, N.Y. / UConn), Mir McLean (Baltimore, Md. / UConn/Virginia), Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu (London, England / Gulf Coast State), Saylor Poffenbarger (Middletown, Md. / Arkansas/UConn), Kaylene Smikle (Bay Shore, N.Y. / Rutgers) and Sarah Te-Biasu (Montreal, Canada / VCU).

Click here for the full 2024-25 schedule. The Terps will officially open the season with a matchup at UMBC on Monday, Nov. 4.

Season tickets for the 2024-25 season are now on sale at umterps.com.