MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Tigers have been picked to finish second in the 2024-25 AAC Preseason Men’s Basketball Coaches Poll.
Memphis has four first-place votes and 136 points, just behind UAB, who had nine first-place votes and 141 points.
Four team members also received preseason honors. PJ Haggerty and Tyrese Hunter were named first team all-conference, Colby Rogers was named to the second team, and Jared Harris was named Preseason Freshman of the Year.
AAC Preseason Coaches' Poll
- UAB (9) 141
- Memphis (4) 136
- South Florida 108
- Wichita State 102
- Florida Atlantic 97
- Temple 86
- North Texas 83
- Charlotte 65
- East Carolina 63
- Tulsa 44
- UTSA & Tulane 35
- Rice 18
First-place votes in parenthesis
Preseason Player of the Year
- Yaxel Lendeborg, Sr., F, UAB
Preseason Freshman of the Year
- Jared Harris, G, Memphis
Preseason All-Conference First Team
- Yaxel Lendeborg, Sr., F, UAB *
- RJ Felton, Sr., G, East Carolina
- PJ Haggerty, R-So., G, Memphis
- Tyrese Hunter, Sr., G, Memphis
- Jamal Mashburn Jr., Gr., G, Temple
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
- Efrem ‘Butta’ Johnson Jr., G, UAB
- Alejandro Vasquez, Sr., G, UAB
- KyKy Tandy, Gr., G, Florida Atlantic
- Colby Rogers, R-Sr., G, Memphis
- Jayden Reid, So., G, South Florida
* denotes unanimous selection
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