Iowa point guard Samantha Logic was named Tuesday morning as a media preseason All-Big Ten selection for the 2013-14 season prior to the annual Big Ten basketball media day in Rosemont, Ill.

Logic led the Big in assists last season, and she tallied 217 assists and averaged 9.4 points per game. Logic has been a starter since her freshman season and has now become one of the team’s leaders along with redshirt senior Theairra Taylor.

While Logic is a pass-first point guard, head coach Lisa Bluder said she expects Logic to pick up some of the team’s scoring needs, particularly from beyond the arc, which she worked on heavily during the off-season.

“Without a doubt, we are going to ask her to score more than she has in the past,” Bluder said. “… She now understands that I love a scoring point guard. She is willing to play that role as well.”

— by Matt Cabel