Temple University Athletics
Women's Basketball Picked Third in American Preseason Poll
10.26.15 | Women's Basketball
ORLANDO - The Temple women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the American Athletic Conference, as voted on by the league's coaches and announced during the annual Media Day.Â
Ten-time NCAA Champion, UConn, was predicted to win the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball championship tallying 100 points on 10 of 11 first-place votes. USF, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, garnered a first place vote and was picked to finish second.
Temple compiled 76 votes to rank third in the poll, while East Carolina was picked fourth with 75 points. Both the Owls and the Pirates earned spots in last season's WNIT. Tulane, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, was picked to finish sixth, followed by another WNIT team, Tulsa in sixth. Rounding out the poll were Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston.
UConn senior Breanna Stewart was again the unanimous choice for American Women's Basketball Player of the Year, leading a conference-best three selections to the preseason All-Conference team.
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The 2015-16 campaign begins November 13, with conference play set to begin December 28. The 2015 American Women's Basketball Championship is slated for March 7-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
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Temple's home opener for the 2015-16 season is Friday, November 13 when the Owls host Florida at 7:00 p.m. at the Liacouras Center. Temple will host a tune-up the week before, entertaining Bloomfield in an exhibition at 2:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall.
2015-16 American Women's Basketball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Breanna Stewart, UConn, Sr., F *
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Breanna Stewart, UConn, Jr., F *
Moriah Jefferson, UConn, Sr., G *
Courtney Williams, USF, Sr., G *
Morgan Tuck, UConn, Jr., F
Alisia Jenkins, USF, Sr., F
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Jada Payne, East Carolina, Sr., G/F
Kia Nurse, UConn, So., G
Ashley Clark, Tulsa, Sr., G
Ariel Hearn, Memphis, Sr., G
I'Tiana Taylor, East Carolina, Sr., F
[*] denotes unanimous pick
2015-16 Preseason Coaches' Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Team - Points
1. UConn (10) - 100
2. USF (1) - 91
3. Temple - 76
4. East Carolina - 75
5. Tulane - 60
6. Tulsa - 56
7. Memphis - 50
8. SMU - 29
9. UCF - 28
10. Cincinnati - 22
11. Houston - 18
Ten-time NCAA Champion, UConn, was predicted to win the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference women's basketball championship tallying 100 points on 10 of 11 first-place votes. USF, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, garnered a first place vote and was picked to finish second.
Temple compiled 76 votes to rank third in the poll, while East Carolina was picked fourth with 75 points. Both the Owls and the Pirates earned spots in last season's WNIT. Tulane, an NCAA tournament team in 2015, was picked to finish sixth, followed by another WNIT team, Tulsa in sixth. Rounding out the poll were Memphis, SMU, UCF, Cincinnati, and Houston.
UConn senior Breanna Stewart was again the unanimous choice for American Women's Basketball Player of the Year, leading a conference-best three selections to the preseason All-Conference team.
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The 2015-16 campaign begins November 13, with conference play set to begin December 28. The 2015 American Women's Basketball Championship is slated for March 7-10 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Â
Temple's home opener for the 2015-16 season is Friday, November 13 when the Owls host Florida at 7:00 p.m. at the Liacouras Center. Temple will host a tune-up the week before, entertaining Bloomfield in an exhibition at 2:00 p.m. at McGonigle Hall.
2015-16 American Women's Basketball Preseason Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
Breanna Stewart, UConn, Sr., F *
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Breanna Stewart, UConn, Jr., F *
Moriah Jefferson, UConn, Sr., G *
Courtney Williams, USF, Sr., G *
Morgan Tuck, UConn, Jr., F
Alisia Jenkins, USF, Sr., F
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Jada Payne, East Carolina, Sr., G/F
Kia Nurse, UConn, So., G
Ashley Clark, Tulsa, Sr., G
Ariel Hearn, Memphis, Sr., G
I'Tiana Taylor, East Carolina, Sr., F
[*] denotes unanimous pick
2015-16 Preseason Coaches' Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
Team - Points
1. UConn (10) - 100
2. USF (1) - 91
3. Temple - 76
4. East Carolina - 75
5. Tulane - 60
6. Tulsa - 56
7. Memphis - 50
8. SMU - 29
9. UCF - 28
10. Cincinnati - 22
11. Houston - 18
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