Ava Heiden earns preseason All-Big Ten honors for Iowa women's basketball

Iowa women's basketball center Ava Heiden has been selected for both the media and coaches' preseason All-Big Ten teams as of October 1, 2026. Heiden, a 6-foot-4 junior, averaged 18.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season, helping the Hawkeyes finish second in the conference. She recorded nine double-doubles and scored in double figures against all Big Ten opponents. USC's JuJu Watkins was named preseason Big Ten Player of the Year. Heiden will represent Iowa at Big Ten media days on October 7 in Rosemont, Illinois, before the team's exhibition against Maryville on October 29.

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