Houston Men's Basketball Selected as Preseason Co-Favorite in The American

POSTED: October 14, 2019 -- 7:59 a.m. CT

The Houston Cougars Men's Basketball program was selected as co-favorite with the Memphis Tigers in The American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll on Monday morning.

The Cougars received 113 points to tie with Memphis in the Preseason American Athletic Conference Coaches Poll, released Monday morning in Philadelphia. Under two-time, defending American Coach of the Year Kelvin Sampson, Houston received seven-first place votes from the league's head coaches, the most of any team.

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Junior guard DeJon Jarreau was named to the league's Preseason First Team. Jarreau returns in 2019-20 as the Cougars' leader with 8.7 points and 3.3 assists per game.

2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll and Honors

Preseason Player of the Year - Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati

Preseason Rookie of the Year - James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis *

Preseason All-Conference First Team

Jarron Cumberland, Sr., G, Cincinnati *

Quinton Rose, Sr., G, Temple

DeJon Jarreau, R-Jr., G, Houston

James Wiseman, Fr., C, Memphis

Laquincy Rideau, R-Sr., G, USF

Preseason All-Conference Second Team

Alexis Yetna, R-So., F, USF

Jayden Gardner, So., F, ECU

Nate Pierre-Louis, Jr, G, Temple

Alterique Gilbert, R-Jr., G, UConn

David Collins, Jr., G, USF

Christian Vital, Jr., G, UConn

* unanimous selection

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