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Women's Basketball Guard Tiarra East Named to Preseason All-AAC Team
10.11.24 | Women's Basketball
IRVING, Texas – Temple University senior guard Tiarra East was named to the Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Second Team, as announced by the league on Friday.
East, who led the Owls in scoring (13.3 ppg) and steals (50) a season ago, was named to the All-AAC Second Team last season after helping the squad to a 20 wins and a regular-season conference title.
As a team, Temple was chosen to finish eighth out of 13 teams, with South Florida, led by Preseason Co-Player of the Year Romi Levy, picked as the preseason favorite and garnering eight first-place votes. Last season, the Owls were selected ninth in the preseason poll, but finished 13-5 to tie with North Texas and Tulsa for first place.
Defending AAC Tournament champion Rice, who returns the other Preseason Co-Player of the Year Tommisha Lampkin, received a pair of first-place votes and is ranked second in the preseason poll, along with North Texas who received the remaining three first-place tallies.
For the fifth straight season, the American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship will be contested at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Play is scheduled to begin on March 8, culminating with the title game on Wednesday, March 12.
Preseason AAC Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
First-place votes in parenthesis
Preseason AAC Women's Basketball Players of the Year
Tommisha Lampkin, Gr., F, North Texas
Romi Levy, R-Sr., F, South Florida
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Tommisha Lampkin, Gr., F, North Texas
Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice
Romi Levy, R-Sr., F, South Florida
Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA
Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Tiarra East, Sr., G, Temple
Amiya Joyner, East Carolina
Vittoria Blasigh, So., G, South Florida
Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida
Kyren Whittington, R-Sr., G, Tulane
For complete coverage of Temple women's basketball, follow the Owls on social media @TempleWBB (X/Twitter), facebook.com/TempleWBB (Facebook), @templewbb (Instagram), or visit the official home of Temple University Athletics at owlsports.com. Please consider supporting Temple Women's Basketball with a donation by clicking here -> https://bit.ly/3KIB2SD
East, who led the Owls in scoring (13.3 ppg) and steals (50) a season ago, was named to the All-AAC Second Team last season after helping the squad to a 20 wins and a regular-season conference title.
As a team, Temple was chosen to finish eighth out of 13 teams, with South Florida, led by Preseason Co-Player of the Year Romi Levy, picked as the preseason favorite and garnering eight first-place votes. Last season, the Owls were selected ninth in the preseason poll, but finished 13-5 to tie with North Texas and Tulsa for first place.
Defending AAC Tournament champion Rice, who returns the other Preseason Co-Player of the Year Tommisha Lampkin, received a pair of first-place votes and is ranked second in the preseason poll, along with North Texas who received the remaining three first-place tallies.
For the fifth straight season, the American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship will be contested at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Play is scheduled to begin on March 8, culminating with the title game on Wednesday, March 12.
Preseason AAC Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll
| 1. | South Florida (8) | 135 |
| 2. | North Texas (3) | 124 |
| Rice (2) | 124 | |
| 4. | Tulsa | 98 |
| 5. | UTSA | 96 |
| 6. | East Carolina | 91 |
| 7. | Memphis | 84 |
| 8. | Temple | 78 |
| 9. | UAB | 55 |
| 10. | Tulane | 40 |
| 11. | Charlotte | 38 |
| 12. | Wichita State | 32 |
| 13. | Florida Atlantic | 19 |
Preseason AAC Women's Basketball Players of the Year
Tommisha Lampkin, Gr., F, North Texas
Romi Levy, R-Sr., F, South Florida
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Tommisha Lampkin, Gr., F, North Texas
Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice
Romi Levy, R-Sr., F, South Florida
Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA
Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Tiarra East, Sr., G, Temple
Amiya Joyner, East Carolina
Vittoria Blasigh, So., G, South Florida
Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida
Kyren Whittington, R-Sr., G, Tulane
For complete coverage of Temple women's basketball, follow the Owls on social media @TempleWBB (X/Twitter), facebook.com/TempleWBB (Facebook), @templewbb (Instagram), or visit the official home of Temple University Athletics at owlsports.com. Please consider supporting Temple Women's Basketball with a donation by clicking here -> https://bit.ly/3KIB2SD
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