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Bennett Twins Earn Preseason All-Summit Honors
10/6/2026 9:18:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Summit League released its Preseason Poll and Preseason All-League Teams Tuesday morning, with Kansas City's Elauni Bennett earning Preseason All-Summit League First Team honors and Emani Bennett named to the Second Team.
Elauni Bennett returns for her senior season and was named to the Preseason All-Summit League First Team after averaging a career-high 12.7 points per game on 58.1% shooting, which was 18th best in the country, and grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game. She had eight double-doubles in the season, including a 27 pts & 15 rebs against Haskell.Â
Emani Bennett also earned preseason recognition, landing on the All-Summit League Second Team after averaging 14.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game last season. She scored 20-plus points in seven games, including a career-high 29 points against Kansas, and shot a career-best 37.9% from three-point range. Bennett also reached the 1,000-point mark last season, becoming the 18th player in Kansas City history to reach the milestone.Â
The Bennett twins give Kansas City a pair of preseason All-League selections heading into the 2026-27 campaign.
Kansas City was picked sixth in the Summit League preseason poll as the Roos enter their first season under head coach Candi Whitaker.Â
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Elauni Bennett returns for her senior season and was named to the Preseason All-Summit League First Team after averaging a career-high 12.7 points per game on 58.1% shooting, which was 18th best in the country, and grabbing 7.7 rebounds per game. She had eight double-doubles in the season, including a 27 pts & 15 rebs against Haskell.Â
Emani Bennett also earned preseason recognition, landing on the All-Summit League Second Team after averaging 14.3 points and 4.0 rebounds per game last season. She scored 20-plus points in seven games, including a career-high 29 points against Kansas, and shot a career-best 37.9% from three-point range. Bennett also reached the 1,000-point mark last season, becoming the 18th player in Kansas City history to reach the milestone.Â
The Bennett twins give Kansas City a pair of preseason All-League selections heading into the 2026-27 campaign.
Kansas City was picked sixth in the Summit League preseason poll as the Roos enter their first season under head coach Candi Whitaker.Â
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