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Houston Women's Basketball Picked 5th in AAC Preseason Poll; Dorian Branch named to AAC Second Team
POSTED: October 14, 2019 -- 10:44 a.m. CT
Houston Cougars senior forward Dorian Branch was named to the Preseason All-American Athletic Conference Second Team as Houston was picked to finish fifth in the conference, the league announced on Monday morning.
After earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors last season, Branch was selected as a Preseason Second Team selection by the coaches' around the league. The Texas native emerged as a leader for the Cougars midway through their 2018-19 campaign after she went from averaging 4.2 points per game to 10.8 points per game, ultimately earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors at the conclusion of the season.
This marks the second straight year that Houston has had a Second Team All-Conference selection.
The Coogs were picked fifth in the Preseason poll with 81 points. Houston was picked third in the 2018-19 Preseason Poll and concluded the season in fourth-place.
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2019-20 American Athletic Conference Preseason Poll and Honors
Rank |
School (First-place in parentheses) | Points |
---|---|---|
1 |
UConn (11) | 121 |
2 |
USF | 96 |
T-3 |
UCF (1) | 96 |
T-3 |
Cincinnati | 96 |
5 |
Houston | 81 |
6 |
Temple | 68 |
7 |
Tulane | 59 |
8 |
Memphis | 42 |
9 |
Wichita State | 37 |
10 |
Tulsa | 33 |
11 |
ECU | 31 |
12 |
SMU | 21 |
Co-Preseason Players of the Year - Kay Kay Wright, G, UCF and Crystal Dangerfield, G, UConn
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Kay Kay Wright, G, UCF
Crystal Dangerfield, G, UConn*
Megan Walker, F, UConn
Mia Davis, F, Temple*
Krystal Freeman, F, Tulane
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Antoinette Miller, G, Cincinnati
IImar’I Thomas, F, Cincinnati
Christyn Williams, G, UConn
Dorian Branch, G, Houston
Enna Pehadzic, G, USF
* unanimous selection
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