JACKSON, Miss. - During the week before the winter sports season, Millsaps Athletics will preview men's and women's basketball. The final season preview is women's basketball.

Second year head coach Justin LeBlanc welcomes a deep roster full of returners and talented freshman into the 2017-18 season. This year's group consists of eight upperclassmen and 13 underclassmen, eight of which are freshman.

Among the returners are two of the top five three point shooters in the SAA from last season. Sophomore Megan Donaldson was fourth in the conference shooting 37 percent from three while averaging eight points per game. Also back is junior Millicent Butler, the conferences fifth best shooter from deep last year, who shot at a 35.4 percent clip from beyond the arc. Junior Braxton Thomas is also back, she is the teams top returning scorer. Thomas averaged 8.6 points per game and pulled down five rebounds last season. Senior guard Brazia Jones will also be an impact player for the Majors this season.

Millsaps begins their season at the Hangar Dome on November 15th as they host crosstown rival Belhaven starting at 7:00 p.m.