East Carolina’s men were picked 11th while the ECU women were selected 8th in their respective American Athletic Conference’s Coaches Poll on Monday at the AAC’s Media Days.

Preseason American Athletic Conference Polls and Awards

Men’s Coaches Poll

Team (1st place votes) Points

1. UCF (6) 114

2. Cincinnati (3) 107

3. Houston (2) 103

4. Memphis (1) 85

5. UConn 75

6. Temple 74

7. SMU 63

8. Wichita State 60

9. Tulsa 48

10. Tulane 23

11. ECU 22

12. USF 18

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Preseason Player of the Year

B.J. Taylor, guard, UCF

Preseason Freshman of the Year

Nate Hinton, guard – Houston

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Preseason All-Conference

First Team

*Jalen Adams, guard, UConn

Jarron Cumberland, guard, Cincinnati

Jeremiah Martin, guard, Memphis

Quinton Rose, guard, Temple

B.J. Taylor, guard, UCF

*Unanimous selection

Second Team

Corey Davis Jr., guard, Houston

Tacko Fall, center, UCF

Jarrey Foster, guard, SMU

Markis McDuffie, forward, Wichita State

Jahmal McMurray, guard, SMU

Sterling Taplin, guard, Tulsa

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Women’s Coaches Poll

Team (1st place votes) Points

1. UConn (11) 121

2. USF (1) 111

3. Houston 95

4. UCF 92

5. Cincinnati 74

6. Temple 72

7. SMU 55

8. ECU 46

9. Tulane 42

10. Wichita State 35

11. Memphis 25

12. Tulsa 24

Preseason Player of the Year

Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn