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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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