By JOHN BOHNENKAMP

Iowa center Ava Heiden was named to the preseason All-Big Ten teams by the coaches and the media, the conference announced on Thursday.

Heiden, a junior, averaged 18 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season while shooting 64.1% from the field. She had nine double-doubles and scored in double figures against all 17 Big Ten opponents.

Heiden was first-team All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and media last season, and was an honorable-mention All-American by the Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.

USC’s JuJu Watkins was selected as the Preseason Player of the Year by both the coaches and the media.

The coaches all-conference team:

Berry Wallace, Jr., F, Illinois
Ava Heiden, Jr., C, Iowa
Oluchi Okananwa, Sr., G, Maryland
Olivia Olson, Jr., G, Michigan
Syla Swords, Jr., G, Michigan
Britt Prince, Jr., G, Nebraska
Jaloni Cambridge, Jr., G, Ohio State
Jazzy Davidson, So., G, USC
JuJu Watkins, Sr., G, USC
Sayvia Sellers, Jr., G, Washington

The media all-conference team:

Berry Wallace, Jr., F, Illinois
Ava Heiden, Jr., C, Iowa
Oluchi Okananwa, Sr., G, Maryland
Olivia Olson, Jr., G, Michigan
Syla Swords, Jr., G, Michigan
Britt Prince, Jr., G, Nebraska
Jaloni Cambridge, Jr., G, Ohio State
Jazzy Davidson, So., G, USC
JuJu Watkins, Sr., G, USC
Sayvia Sellers, Jr., G, Washington

Photo: Iowa’s Ava Heiden was named to the Big Ten’s preseason all-conference team. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)