Mikayla Blakes

Mikayla Blakes

An All-American in the minds of many experts last season, Vanderbilt women’s basketball player Mikayla Blakes is starting her sophomore year in the same fashion.

Blakes was Tuesday named to The Athletic’s preseason All-American first team, an honor that came one day after the sophomore guard scored 40 points against Memphis in a Vandy preseason exhibition game victory.