American Athletic Conference Thread

[CardiacKemba]

It's a new conference, and I'm all-in for the inaugural season...it sucks that it's a haphazardly put together conference, but it's what we're stuck with so rather than sulk let's make the most of it!

Louisville, Memphis and UConn look like the most serious contenders, and Cincinnati may be right there also, but SMU, South Florida and even UCF could surprise some people this year. I think this is a minumum three bid conference, probably 4, and getting five would be a great success!

 

[CardiacKemba]

revised preseason awards heading into conference play

All-Conference First Team (remains the same sub Thomas for Behanan)
G Shabazz Napier, Sr, UConn
G Russ Smith, Sr, Louisville
G Sean Kilpatrick, Sr, Cincinnati
G Joe Jackson, Sr, Memphis
F TaShawn Thomas, Jr, Houston

All-Conference Second Team (Moore, Jones and Jackson new names)
G Isaiah Sykes, Sr, UCF
G Nic Moore, So, SMU
G Chris Jones, Jr, Louisville
F Justin Jackson, Sr, Cincinnati
F Victor Rudd, Sr, South Florida

All-Conference Third Team (Boatright and Harrell preseason 2nd team)
G Dalton Pepper, Sr, Temple
G Ryan Boatright, Jr, UConn
G Myles Mack, Jr, Rutgers
F Montrezl Harrell, So, Louisville
F Shaq Goodwin, So, Memphis

All-Freshmen Team
G Keith Frazier, SMU* preseason freshmen of the year
G Troy Caupain, Cincinnati
F Chris Perry, South Florida
F Austin Nichols, Memphis
C John Egbunu, South Florida

 

[CardiacKemba]

Louisville and Memphis take care of business on the road in the AAC, hoping UConn does the same versus Houston (ESPN2)

 

[TDs3nOut]

Nice slate of conference games tomorrow:

Cincinnati at Memphis
UConn at SMU
Temple at UCF
Houston at USF
Louisville at Rutgers

 

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Feb 3 - AP and Coaches poll

#7/7 Cincinnati
#10/14 Louisville
#22/27 UConn
#24/26 Memphis
#29/33 SMU

 

[john01992]

from a technical standpoint it is a renamed Big East

the (new) Big East is the "new" conference

 

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Tues:
Rutgers at #24 Memphis (CBS Sports Network)

Wed:
#10 Louisville at Houston (ESPNU)
South Florida at UCF (ESPNews)

Thurs:
#22 Connecticut at #7 Cincinnati (ESPN)
Temple at #29 SMU (ESPNews)

Sat:
#7 Cincinnati at #29 SMU (ESPNU)
#20 Gonzaga at #24 Memphis (ESPN)

 

[tabascojet]

how is ucf favored by 2 over houston?

 

[tabascojet]

bigeast tourney in msg, a10 in brooklyn, where is aac??

 

[tabascojet]

Steve Masiello on verge of leaving Manhattan Jaspers to become head coach for South Florida Bulls - ESPN