C-USA Coaches Tabbed Southern Miss Preseason Favorite

Conference USA's annual Media Day takes place tomorrow in Memphis, TN. C-USA's coaches' poll was announced today and Southern Miss was tabbed as the preseason favorite. Southern Miss received eight first-place votes (out of 12).

SMU was picked second; followed by UTEP (three first-place votes) - last season's C-USA regular season champ; and East Carolina (one first-place vote).

The preseason All C-USA Team was also announced.

Leading the squad is UTEP's junior guard Jareica Hughes. Hughes was last season's C-USA Player of the Year.

2008-2009 Preseason C-USA Team
Jareica Hughes, 5'3", G, junior, UTEP.
Pauline Love, 6'0", F, junior, Southern Miss.
Larissa Williams, 6'3", F / C, junior, Tulsa. 
LaCoya Terry, 5'10", G, senior, East Carolina.
Jasmine Young, 5'5", G, senior, East Carolina.