UCF's Cannon Named C-USA Preseason POY

IRVING, TX -- UCF's Emma Cannon headlines this year's Conference USA Preason All C-USA Team as she was voted the Preseason Player of the Year (POY), edging out two-time C-USA Player of the Year Jareica Hughes of UTEP. Hughes joins Cannon on the preseason team as well as Houston's Courtney Taylor, Pauline Love of Southern Miss and SMU's Brittany Gilliam. Cannon and Love were unanimous selections.

2009-10 CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Emma Cannon, UCF (6-2, Jr., F, Rochester, N.Y.)

2009-10 CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON TEAM
Courtney Taylor, Houston (6-0, Jr., F, Crockett, Texas)
Brittany Gilliam, SMU (5-11, Sr., F, Tyler, Texas)
Pauline Love, Southern Miss (6-0, Sr., F, Luxora, Ark.)
Emma Cannon, UCF (6-2, Jr., F, Rochester, N.Y.)
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (5-3, Sr., G, Southfield, Mich.)

The 2009-10 Conference USA Championship is slated for March 8-12 in Tulsa, Okla. The University of Tulsa will host the five-day event at the Reynolds Center on campus. This will mark the second time in the last three years Tulsa has hosted the conference tournament.

The first official practice of the 2009 - 2010 college basketball season tips off this Friday.