The season is just a day away and Phenom Hoop Report wants to preview and predict a few more conferences before the season starts off. Let’s take a look at the American Conference, a conference that has a ton of talent and interesting storylines to watch for.
Here though are our preseason predictions.
Preseason Predictions
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien | |
| 1 | Houston | Memphis |
| 2 | Wichita State | Houston |
| 3 | Memphis | Cincinnati |
| 4 | Cincinnati | Temple |
| 5 | Temple | South Florida |
| 6 | UConn | UConn |
| 7 | South Florida | Wichita State |
| 8 | Tulsa | Tulsa |
| 9 | SMU | SMU |
| 10 | East Carolina | East Carolina |
| 11 | UCF | UCF |
| 12 | Tulane | Tulane |
Player of the Year
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien |
| Dexter Dennis – Wichita State | Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati |
Rookie of the Year
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien |
| James Wiseman – Memphis | James Wiseman – Memphis |
First Team
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien |
| Dexter Dennis – Wichita State DeJon Jarreau – Houston James Wiseman – Memphis Quinton Rose – Temple Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati | Jarron Cumberland – Cincinnati James Wiseman – Memphis Jayden Gardner – ECU David Collins – USF Quinton Rose – Temple |
Second Team
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien |
| Nate Hinton – Houston David Collins – USF Jomarius Burton – Wichita St Damion Baugh – Memphis Alterique Gilbert – UConn | Nate Hinton – Houston Precious Achiuwa – Memphis Dexter Dennis – Wichita State Alterique Gilbert – UConn DeJon Jarreau – Houston |
All-Rookie Team
| Jamie Shaw | Patrick O’Brien |
| James Wiseman – Memphis Damion Baugh – Memphis KJ Lawson – Tulane Caleb Mills – Houston Ezacuras Dawson – USF | James Wiseman – Memphis Precious Achiuwa – Memphis Caleb Mills – Houston DJ Jeffries – Memphis Akok Akok – UConn |