Golden is the reigning MEAC Player of the Year, having led the Lady Wildcats to a share of the regular-season title in 2017-18, a program Div. I-record 24 wins, and a third straight WNIT berth. She ranked fourth in the MEAC in scoring last season, averaging 15.7 points per game, and she was second in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage, hitting from deep 39.6 percent of the time. Her 2.7 made threes per game were also second-best in the MEAC, and in conference play, Golden averaged more than 17 points a contest.
North Carolina A&T State, the reigning MEAC Tournament champion, picked up 15 first-place votes in being named the preseason favorite. The Aggies won 23 games and their second MEAC Tournament title in three seasons last year. Defending regular-season co-champion Bethune-Cookman was picked to finish second, receiving eight first-place votes, while Norfolk State was picked to finish third.
Rounding out the rest of the preseason poll are Howard, Maryland Eastern Shore (one first-place vote), Morgan State, North Carolina Central, Florida A&M, Coppin State, Delaware State, South Carolina State, and Savannah State.
Joining Golden on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team are Bethune-Cookman’s Ashanti Hunt (the reigning MEAC Defensive Player of the Year), Coppin State’s Chance Graham, Delaware State’s NaJai Pollard, and North Carolina A&T State’s C’coriea Foy. Hunt and Pollard were First Team honorees last season.
The 2018-19 season begins on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with five teams in action.
The 2019 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 11-16 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
As voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors; first-place votes are in parentheses
| School | Points |
| North Carolina A&T State (15) | 279 |
| Bethune-Cookman (8) | 271 |
| Norfolk State | 217 |
| Howard | 200 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore (1) | 177 |
| Morgan State | 162 |
| North Carolina Central | 134 |
| Florida A&M | 108 |
| Coppin State | 98 |
| Delaware State | 81 |
| South Carolina State | 80 |
| Savannah State | 65 |
2018-19 Preseason All-MEAC Teams
As voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors
Preseason Player of the Year: Angel Golden, Bethune-Cookman
FIRST TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Class | School | Hometown |
| Angel Golden | G | 5-8 | Sr. | Bethune-Cookman | Tampa, Fla. |
| Ashanti Hunt | G | 5-11 | Sr. | Bethune-Cookman | Washington, D.C. |
| Chance Graham | F | 6-0 | Jr. | Coppin State | Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| NaJai Pollard | F | 5-11 | Sr. | Delaware State | Richmond, Va. |
| C’coreia Foy | G | 6-0 | Jr. | North Carolina A&T State | Fayetteville, N.C. |
SECOND TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Class | School | Hometown |
| Chasimmie Brown | F | 6-0 | Sr. | Bethune-Cookman | Deltona, Fla. |
| Sarah Edmond | G | 5-9 | Jr. | Howard | Freeport, N.Y. |
| Ciani Byrom | G | 5-5 | Sr. | Maryland Eastern Shore | Winston-Salem, N.C. |
| Raven Russell | G | 5-10 | Sr. | Norfolk State | Millbrook, Ala. |
| Alexus Lessears | C | 6-3 | Jr. | North Carolina A&T State | Cleveland, Ohio |
THIRD TEAM
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Class | School | Hometown |
| Ayonna Williams | G | 5-4 | Jr. | Howard | Washington, D.C. |
| Bairesha Gill-Miles | F | 6-0 | So. | Maryland Eastern Shore | Lexington, Ky. |
| Khadedra Croker | C | 6-3 | r-Sr. | Norfolk State | Suffolk, Va. |
| Alexys Long | G/F | 5-11 | Sr. | Norfolk State | Clinton, Md. |
| Rodneysha Martin | G | 5-5 | Sr. | North Carolina Central | Olive Branch, Miss. |
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