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Men's Basketball Picked 6th in The American
10.27.15 | Men's Basketball
ORLANDO – Temple has been picked to finish sixth in the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball poll in voting by the league's head coaches, the conference announced on Tuesday.
SMU is the overall preseason favorite for the first time in league history, tallying 98 points and eight of 11 first-place votes.
SMU redshirt senior Nic Moore was the preseason choice for American Player of the Year while UConn freshman Jalen Adams was tabbed The American's Preseason Rookie of the Year. Moore was a preseason all-conference first team selection along with teammate Markus Kennedy, Cincinnati's Octavius Ellis, UConn's Daniel Hamilton and Tulsa's James Woodard. Moore and Kennedy were unanimously chosen to the team.
The Mustangs enter the season returning seven letterwinners and three starters from last year's squad that went 27-7 and posted a 15-3 mark in league play.
UConn garnered two first-place votes and was picked to finish second with 87 points. The Huskies return eight from last season's squad and welcome four newcomers in 2015-16.
Cincinnati had one first place-vote and was picked third with 84 points. The Bearcats return nine student-athletes, including all five starters, from last year's 23-win team.
Tulsa was chosen fourth in the preseason standings with 76 points. The Hurricane returns five starters and nine letterwinners from last season's 23-win squad.
Memphis (59 pts.), Temple (54 pts.) and Houston (48 pts.) were picked fifth, sixth and seventh in the preseason poll, respectively. East Carolina (31 pts.), UCF (30 pts.), USF (20 pts.) and Tulane (11 pts.) were tabbed eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th to round out the tallies.
The 2015-16 campaign begins November 13 with the Owls taking on #1 North Carolina as part of the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. Conference play is set to begin December 29. The 2016 American Men's Basketball Championship is slated for March 10-13 at the Amway Center in Orlando.
SMU is the overall preseason favorite for the first time in league history, tallying 98 points and eight of 11 first-place votes.
SMU redshirt senior Nic Moore was the preseason choice for American Player of the Year while UConn freshman Jalen Adams was tabbed The American's Preseason Rookie of the Year. Moore was a preseason all-conference first team selection along with teammate Markus Kennedy, Cincinnati's Octavius Ellis, UConn's Daniel Hamilton and Tulsa's James Woodard. Moore and Kennedy were unanimously chosen to the team.
The Mustangs enter the season returning seven letterwinners and three starters from last year's squad that went 27-7 and posted a 15-3 mark in league play.
UConn garnered two first-place votes and was picked to finish second with 87 points. The Huskies return eight from last season's squad and welcome four newcomers in 2015-16.
Cincinnati had one first place-vote and was picked third with 84 points. The Bearcats return nine student-athletes, including all five starters, from last year's 23-win team.
Tulsa was chosen fourth in the preseason standings with 76 points. The Hurricane returns five starters and nine letterwinners from last season's 23-win squad.
Memphis (59 pts.), Temple (54 pts.) and Houston (48 pts.) were picked fifth, sixth and seventh in the preseason poll, respectively. East Carolina (31 pts.), UCF (30 pts.), USF (20 pts.) and Tulane (11 pts.) were tabbed eighth, ninth, 10th and 11th to round out the tallies.
The 2015-16 campaign begins November 13 with the Owls taking on #1 North Carolina as part of the Veterans Classic in Annapolis, Md. Conference play is set to begin December 29. The 2016 American Men's Basketball Championship is slated for March 10-13 at the Amway Center in Orlando.
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