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Aleah Nelson Named to Preseason All-AAC Team
10.9.23 | Women's Basketball
IRVING, Tx. – Guard Aleah Nelson has been named to the preseason American Athletic Conference Second Team as voted on league coaches. This follows her earning second-team honors at the conclusion of last season. Temple was picked to finish ninth out of 14 teams in the newly expanded American.
South Florida finished first with 10 first place votes and 166 points, beating out reigning conference champion East Carolina with four first place votes and 159 points. Rice checks in as the highest ranked of the six newcomers with 135 points in third place, they are the only one of the six in the top half of the poll. Rice is followed by SMU (4th, 118), Memphis (5th, 115), Tulane (6th, 110), Tulsa (7th, 104).
In the bottom half of the conference UTSA comes in a 8th (75), followed by the Owls (9th, 72), Charlotte (10th, 62), Wichita State (11th, 53), North Texas (12th, 47), UAB (13th, 30), and FAU (14th, 28).
The American's women's basketball championships will be contested at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 9-13.
Preseason Coaches' Poll
Preseason Player of the Year
Danae McNeal, Gr., G, East Carolina
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Amiya Joyner, So., F, East Carolina
Danae McNeal, Gr., G, East Carolina*
Madison Griggs, Gr., G, Memphis
Sammie Puisis, Sr., G, South Florida
Temira Poindexeter, Jr., F, Tulsa
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Dazia Lawrence, R-Jr., G, Charlotte
Aniya Hubbard, So., G, Florida Atlantic
Malia Fisher, Jr., F, Rice
Aleah Nelson, 5th, G, Temple
Jordyn Jenkins, Sr., F, UTSA
* denotes unanimous selection
South Florida finished first with 10 first place votes and 166 points, beating out reigning conference champion East Carolina with four first place votes and 159 points. Rice checks in as the highest ranked of the six newcomers with 135 points in third place, they are the only one of the six in the top half of the poll. Rice is followed by SMU (4th, 118), Memphis (5th, 115), Tulane (6th, 110), Tulsa (7th, 104).
In the bottom half of the conference UTSA comes in a 8th (75), followed by the Owls (9th, 72), Charlotte (10th, 62), Wichita State (11th, 53), North Texas (12th, 47), UAB (13th, 30), and FAU (14th, 28).
The American's women's basketball championships will be contested at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 9-13.
Preseason Coaches' Poll
- South Florida (10) 166
- East Carolina (4) 159
- Rice 135
- SMU 118
- Memphis 115
- Tulane 110
- Tulsa 104
- UTSA 75
- Temple 72
- Charlotte 62
- Wichita State 53
- North Texas 47
- UAB 30
- Florida Atlantic 28
Preseason Player of the Year
Danae McNeal, Gr., G, East Carolina
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Amiya Joyner, So., F, East Carolina
Danae McNeal, Gr., G, East Carolina*
Madison Griggs, Gr., G, Memphis
Sammie Puisis, Sr., G, South Florida
Temira Poindexeter, Jr., F, Tulsa
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Dazia Lawrence, R-Jr., G, Charlotte
Aniya Hubbard, So., G, Florida Atlantic
Malia Fisher, Jr., F, Rice
Aleah Nelson, 5th, G, Temple
Jordyn Jenkins, Sr., F, UTSA
* denotes unanimous selection
Players Mentioned
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