Clemson, S.C. – Clemson women’s basketball’s freshman forward Kimora Fields has been named to the 2026-27 ACC Preseason All-Freshman Team, announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
The Tigers have shown promising improvement in the head coach Shawn Poppie era, as the Tigers were picked to finish ninth in this year’s preseason poll. The projected ninth-place finish is the highest projection since CU was picked to finish 8th prior to the start of the 2019-20 season.
KIMORA FIELDS HIGHLIGHTS
- Ranked as No. 34 Nationally by ESPN SC Next 100 (95, Four Star).
- Ranked as No. 48 Nationally by 247 Sports (93, Four Star).
- 2025-26 Gatorade Tennessee Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
- 2026 McDonald's All-American East Nominee.
- Named to 2026 BallisLife SeaWorld All-American Roster.
- Named to 2026 Jordan Brand Classic Roster.
- Named to 2025-26 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Girls High School POTY Watch List.
- Named 2025 TSAA Class 4A Miss Basketball.
- Named 2024-25 Tennessee MaxPreps High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
- 2025 Chattanooga Times Free Press Best of Preps Player of the Year.
- Named 2024-25 TSSAA Class 4A Miss Basketball & Class 4A tournament MVP.
Preseason Player of the Year
Hannah Hidalgo, Sr., G, Notre Dame
Preseason All-ACC Team (76 voters)
Hannah Hidalgo, Sr., G, Notre Dame 871
Toby Fournier, Jr., F, Duke 767
Kymora Johnson, Sr., G, Virginia 655
Uche Izoje, So., C, Syracuse 466
Khamil Pierre, Sr., F, NC State 456
Zoe Brooks, Sr., F, NC State 455
Tajianna Roberts, Jr., G, Louisville 265
Imari Berry, Jr., G, Louisville 220
Talayah Walker, Jr., G, Georgia Tech 202
Lulu Twidale, Sr., G, California 113
Preseason All-Freshman Team
Kate Harpring, G, North Carolina 493
Jacy Abii, G/F, Notre Dame 376
Autumn Fleary, G, Duke 274
Bella Flemings, G, Duke 205
Missy Odom, F, Florida State 99
Kimora Fields, F, Clemson 96
Predicted Order of Finish (76 voters)
- Duke (49), 1649
- Louisville (22), 1580
- North Carolina (1), 1462
- Notre Dame (4), 1450
- NC State, 1337
- Virginia, 1085
- Syracuse, 1009
- Virginia Tech, 1003
- Clemson, 988
- California, 786
- Miami, 689
- Georgia Tech, 684
- Stanford, 674
- Florida State, 603
- SMU, 373
- Wake Forest, 296
- Pitt, 236
- Boston College, 170
PICK 3 NON-CONFERENCE TICKET PACKAGE - $20
Tiger fans can purchase tickets to three non-conference women’s basketball games: South Carolina, plus two additional non-conference games of your choice.
PICK 2 ACC PACKAGE - $15
Clemson fans can catch two ACC women’s basketball games: a Sunday game, along with one weekday game of your choice, for $15. Choose your games and enjoy two exciting conference matchups.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase women's basketball tickets by calling 1-800-CLEMSON or at ClemsonTigers.com/Tickets/.