Temple University Athletics
Rose, Pierre-Louis Named to Preseason All-Conference Teams
10.14.19 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA - Senior guard Quinton Rose has been selected to the Preseason All-American Conference First Team for the second straight season while junior guard Nate Pierre-Louis earned a spot on the preseason Second Team. Temple was picked to finish seventh in the preseason coaches' poll while for the first time in the league's seven-year history there was a tie for the top spot with Houston (7 first place votes) and Memphis (4) each receiving 113 votes. Â
Cincinnati, which garnered the remaining first-place vote, was picked to finish third with 94 votes and the Bearcats were followed by Wichita State (88), USF (79), UConn (75), Temple (72), SMU (47), UCF (40), Tulsa (36), ECU (20) and Tulsa (15).
A 6-8 guard, Rose, who scored in double figures in 30 games, has amassed 1,343 points in just three seasons to rank 33rd all-time in program history. The 2019 second team all-AAC honoree ranked ninth in the conference in scoring with 16.5 points per game and third with 2.2 steals per game. He also became the first Temple player to record 70 or more steals in a season (71) since Mardy Collins (89, 2005-06).
A 6-4 guard, Pierre-Louis ranked fifth in the AAC with 1.6 steals per game, 16th with 13.3 points per game and 19th with 5.7 rebounds per game. The 2019 AAC and Big 5 Most Improved Player has scored 641 points in his first two seasons and is on pace to reach the 1000-point plateau this year.
Temple, which returns seven letterwinners and three starters from last year's NCAA Tournament team that posted a 23-10 record, opens its 2019-20 season on November 5 at the Liacouras Center against Drexel (7 pm).
2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll and Honors (First Place Votes) (Points)
T-1 Houston (7), 113
T-1 Memphis (4), 113
3Â Cincinnati (1), 94
4Â Wichita State, 88
5Â USF, 79
6Â Â UConn, 75
7Â Temple, 72
8Â SMU, 47
9Â UCF, 40
10 Tulsa, 36
11Â ECU, 20
12Â Tulane, 15
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Preseason Player of the Year
Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati
Preseason Rookie of the Year
James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis *
Preseason First Team
Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati *
Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple
DeJon Jarreau, R-Jr., G, Houston
James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis
Laquincy Rideau, R-Sr., G, USF
Preseason Second Team
Alexis Yetna, Jr., F, USF
Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU
Nate Pierre-Louis, Jr, G, Temple
Alterique Gilbert, R-Jr., G, UConn
David Collins, Jr., G, USF
Christian Vital, Jr., G, UConn
* unanimous selection
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Cincinnati, which garnered the remaining first-place vote, was picked to finish third with 94 votes and the Bearcats were followed by Wichita State (88), USF (79), UConn (75), Temple (72), SMU (47), UCF (40), Tulsa (36), ECU (20) and Tulsa (15).
A 6-8 guard, Rose, who scored in double figures in 30 games, has amassed 1,343 points in just three seasons to rank 33rd all-time in program history. The 2019 second team all-AAC honoree ranked ninth in the conference in scoring with 16.5 points per game and third with 2.2 steals per game. He also became the first Temple player to record 70 or more steals in a season (71) since Mardy Collins (89, 2005-06).
A 6-4 guard, Pierre-Louis ranked fifth in the AAC with 1.6 steals per game, 16th with 13.3 points per game and 19th with 5.7 rebounds per game. The 2019 AAC and Big 5 Most Improved Player has scored 641 points in his first two seasons and is on pace to reach the 1000-point plateau this year.
Temple, which returns seven letterwinners and three starters from last year's NCAA Tournament team that posted a 23-10 record, opens its 2019-20 season on November 5 at the Liacouras Center against Drexel (7 pm).
2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll and Honors (First Place Votes) (Points)
T-1 Houston (7), 113
T-1 Memphis (4), 113
3Â Cincinnati (1), 94
4Â Wichita State, 88
5Â USF, 79
6Â Â UConn, 75
7Â Temple, 72
8Â SMU, 47
9Â UCF, 40
10 Tulsa, 36
11Â ECU, 20
12Â Tulane, 15
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Preseason Player of the Year
Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati
Preseason Rookie of the Year
James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis *
Preseason First Team
Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati *
Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple
DeJon Jarreau, R-Jr., G, Houston
James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis
Laquincy Rideau, R-Sr., G, USF
Preseason Second Team
Alexis Yetna, Jr., F, USF
Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU
Nate Pierre-Louis, Jr, G, Temple
Alterique Gilbert, R-Jr., G, UConn
David Collins, Jr., G, USF
Christian Vital, Jr., G, UConn
* unanimous selection
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