Pirates Picked Sixth In American Preseason Poll
October 24, 2016 | Women's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The East Carolina women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the American Athletic Conference for the 2016-17 season according to the preseason poll unveiled by the league office Monday.
The preseason poll and all-conference teams were selected by the league's 11 head coaches. Connecticut was chosen as the unanimous preseason favorite by The American coaches after tallying 100 points, ahead of Temple in second place (87) and USF in third (86). Tulane accumulated 73 points for fourth place, while SMU rounded out the top five with 50.
East Carolina received 49 points in the poll and was ranked ahead of Memphis (47), UCF (41), Tulsa (33), Cincinnati (23) and Houston (16).
UConn junior guard Kia Nurse garnered Preseason Player-of-the-Year honors and was listed to the first team along with teammate Katie Lou Samuelson, USF's Kitija Laksa, Tulane's Kolby Morgan and a pair of Temple guards Alliya Butts and Feyonda Fitzgerald.
ECU opens the 2016-17 season on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, at 5:30Â p.m., against Greensboro.
The preseason poll and all-conference teams were selected by the league's 11 head coaches. Connecticut was chosen as the unanimous preseason favorite by The American coaches after tallying 100 points, ahead of Temple in second place (87) and USF in third (86). Tulane accumulated 73 points for fourth place, while SMU rounded out the top five with 50.
East Carolina received 49 points in the poll and was ranked ahead of Memphis (47), UCF (41), Tulsa (33), Cincinnati (23) and Houston (16).
UConn junior guard Kia Nurse garnered Preseason Player-of-the-Year honors and was listed to the first team along with teammate Katie Lou Samuelson, USF's Kitija Laksa, Tulane's Kolby Morgan and a pair of Temple guards Alliya Butts and Feyonda Fitzgerald.
ECU opens the 2016-17 season on Veteran's Day, Nov. 11, at 5:30Â p.m., against Greensboro.
| 2016-17 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESEASON COACHES' POLL |
|
| Team (First-Place Votes) | Pts. |
| UConn (10) | 100 |
| Temple  | 87 |
| USF (1) | 86 |
| Tulane | 73 |
| SMU | 50 |
| East Carolina  | 49 |
| Memphis | 47 |
| UCF | 41 |
| Tulsa | 33 |
| Cincinnati | 23 |
| Â Houston | 15 |
| Â | Â |
| 2016-17 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL HONORS |
|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Â |
| Kia Nurse, G, Jr., UConn | Â |
| Â | Â |
| Preseason All-Conference Teams | Â |
| First Team | Â |
| Kia Nurse, G, Jr., UConn | Â |
| Katie Lou Samuelson, G/F, So., UConn | Â |
| Kitija Laksa, G, So., USF | Â |
| Kolby Morgan, G, Jr., Tulane | Â |
| Alliya Butts, G, Jr., Temple | Â |
| Feyonda Fitzgerald, G, Sr., Temple | Â |
| Â | Â |
| Second Team | Â |
| Zykira Lewis, G, Sr., UCF | Â |
| Napheesa Collier, G/F, So., UConn | Â |
| Gabby Williams, G, Jr., UConn | Â |
| Alicia Froling, F, Jr., SMU | Â |
| Leslie Vorpahl, G, Sr., Tulane | Â |
| Â | Â |
| * unanimous selection | |
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