SEC women’s basketball storylines for 2015-16 season

Five things to watch in SEC women’s basketball this season:

The drought is over

South Carolina was the first SEC team to reach the Final Four since Tennessee’s 2008 national title. An SEC team should return with USC No. 2 and Tennessee No. 4 in the preseason Top 25.

Returning star power

South Carolina has two returning first-team all-SEC selections in forward A’ja Wilson and guard Tiffany Mitchell. Others include Kentucky guard Makayla Epps and Texas A&M guard Courtney Walker.

Lady Vols’ big addition

Tennessee should get a big boost from the arrival of North Carolina transfer Diamond DeShields, a former ACC rookie of the year who averaged 18 points with the Tar Heels.

Georgia starting over

Andy Landers stepped down after coaching the Lady Bulldogs to 862 wins in 36 seasons. Georgia’s new coach is Joni Taylor, who had spent the last four seasons as an assistant.

Unexpected exits

LSU must deal with the departure of Danielle Ballard, a second-team all-SEC player. Kentucky guard Linnae Harper transferred after averaging 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds.