The American Today 2020-21 Standings Preseason
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American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Report Saturday, November 28, 2020 Contact: Tom Fenstermaker, Director of Communications ([email protected]) 545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Third Floor • Irving, Texas, 75062 • 336.259.1708 TheAmerican.org • Twitter: @American_MBB • Facebook: fb.com/AmericanConf • Instagram: AmericanConf 2020-21 STANDINGS AMERICAN OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PF PA W-L PCT PF PA H A N L10 STREAK NOTABLE Houston 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 2-0 1.000 78.5 51.5 2-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 W 2 Sasser 25 pts vs. Lamar, Grimes 25 pts vs. Boise State SMU 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 97.0 67.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 Kendric Davis career-high 33 pts vs. Sam Houston St USF 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 94.0 84.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 David Collins 4th in conf. history w/ 432 made free throws Tulane 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 66.0 57.0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 Improved total wins by 8 and AAC wins by 4 from 18-19 East Carolina 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-0 1.000 66.0 57.0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W 1 Jayden Gardner 10 of 18 pts in opener in last 6 mins Memphis 0-0 .000 0.0 0.0 1-2 .333 67.0 67.0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 L 2 Landers Nolley II 25 pts vs. Western Kentucky UCF 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Darin Green Jr., shot 41.7% from 3-point range last season Cincinnati 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Keith Williams Preseason All-Conference First Team Temple 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Jake Forrester led Owls with 53.3% field goal percentage Tulsa 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Picked 10th in 2019-20 in AAC, finished tied for 1st Wichita State 0-0 - - - 0-0 - - - 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Return 3 starters from 23-8 squad in 2019-20 Rankings listed as AP/USA Today SCHEDULE & RESULTS THE AMERICAN TODAY PRESEASON HONORS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 TODAY’S SLATE Preseason Player of the Year USF 94, Florida College 84 The American has a pair of neutral-site contests RVMemphis 73, -/RVSt. Mary’s 56 Caleb Mills, G, Houston 17/18Houston 89, Lamar 45 as USF takes on Rhode Island in Bubbleville up in Mills was named to the American Athletic SMU 97, Sam Houston State 67 Uncasville, Conn., at 5:30 p.m. Eastern, while Tulsa Conference 2019-20 All-Conference Second takes on TCU in the Hall of Fame Classic in Kansas Team after leading the Cougars with 13.2 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26 City, Mo., at 7:30 p.m. Both games are set to be -/RVWestern Kentucky 75, RVMemphis 69 broadcast on ESPN3. points per game while coming off the bench for most of the season. He scored 20 or more FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 LAST TIME OUT points eight times and in double figures 20 Tulane 66, Lamar 57 East Carolina 66, Charlotte 57 American Athletic Conference squads went 3-1 times. 17/18Houston 68, Boise State 58 on Friday, Nov. 27, as Tulane and East Carolina VCU 70, RVMemphis 59 both opened their seasons with 66-57 wins Preseason Rookie of the Year over Lamar and Charlotte, respectively. No. 17/18 Moussa Cisse, C, Memphis SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Houston improved to 2-0 with a 68-58 home win In his final high school season, Cisse USF vs. Rhode Island (ESPN3)....................................5:30 p.m. over Boise State. Tulsa vs. TCU (ESPN3) ......................................................7:30 p.m. averaged 18.4 points, 15.3 rebounds and 9.2 blocks in leading Lausanne to the Tennessee SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 DAVIS WITH RECORD OPENING NIGHT FOR SMU Tulsa vs. Liberty/South Carolina (ESPN2) .........................TBA Junior Kendric Davis scored a career-high 33 points Division II-A State Championship. Cisse was Lipscomb at Tulane (ESPN+) ...............................................2 p.m. in the Mustangs’ season-opening win over Sam ranked the No. 2 center in the nation by 17/18Houston vs. 14/13Texas Tech (ESPN2) ..................5:30 p.m. Houston State on Nov. 25. Davis was 11-for-15 from 247Sports Composite. USF vs. Virginia Tech (ESPN2) ............................................8 p.m. the field with three 3-pointers and was 8-for-8 from the charity stripe. It is the most points by a Preseason All-Conference First Team MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30 Mustang in a season opener (the record was 30 by RV/-Auburn at UCF (ESPN+) ..................................................... 7 p.m. Keith Williams, G, Cincinnati Ira Terrell at Saint Louis on Nov. 29, 1975). Texas A&M - Corpus Christi at SMU (ESPN+) ..............8 p.m. Jayden Gardner, F, East Carolina* WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2 SASSER SETS FERTITTA CENTER RECORD Caleb Mills, G, Houston* Lipscomb at Cincinnati (ESPN+) ............................................TBA Houston sophomore Marcus Sasser hit a career- Kendric Davis, G, SMU Oral Roberts at Wichita State (ESPN+) ......................... 7 p.m. high seven 3-pointers against Lamar on Nov. 25, Brandon Rachal, F, Tulsa Arkansas at RVMemphis (ESPN+) ......................................8 p.m. a Fertitta Center record. He also became the 17th Houston Baptist at SMU (ESPN+) ....................................8 p.m. player in Houston history to drain seven 3-pointers Preseason All-Conference Second Team FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 in a game. Chris Vogt, C, Cincinnati UT Arlington at Tulsa (ESPN+) .................................................TBA D.J. Jeffries, F, Memphis Florida A&M at USF (ESPN+)................................................5 p.m. Sasser also tied the Houston program record for Central Arkansas at Memphis (ESPN+) .........................8 p.m. 3-point percentage in a game at 77.8 percent (7- Landers Nolley II, G, Memphis for-9). It was the fifth time Sasser has recorded Alexis Yetna, F, USF SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 five or more 3-pointers in a game. Tyson Jolly, G, SMU Radford at East Carolina (ESPN+) .........................................TBA SMU at Dayton ..........................................................................2 p.m. South Carolina at 17/18Houston (ESPN+) .........................8 p.m. TIGERS START HOT FROM DOWN TOWN * denotes unanimous selection In the season-opening win over Saint Mary’s on All times ET and subject to change Nov. 25, Memphis sophomore Boogie Ellis made a scored a career-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers. In the second game in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Nov. 26, sophomore transfer Landers Nolley II scored 25 and also made six from behind the arc. AMERICAN NOTEBOOK AWARD CENTRAL NEW CONFERENCE FORMAT THE RECORD BOOK For the first time in conference history, the The American’s single-game records: 2021 Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy format consists of a 20-game, double round-robin Watch List conference schedule for each of The American’s Individual Points 11 member institutions. 43 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis vs. Tulane, 2/20/19 Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston 42 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. Houston, 3/14/14 41 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis at USF, 2/3/19 2021 Jerry West Award NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Watch List (SG) Of The American’s 11 schools, 10 of them posted a Individual Field Goals Caleb Mills, R-So., G, Houston winning record in non-conference play in 2019-20, 15 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis at UCF, 1/26/16 led by Wichita State, who was 12-1 and Memphis, Dedric Lawson, Memphis vs. Iowa, 11/26/16 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis vs. Tulane, 2/20/19 2021 Julius Erving Award who was 11-2. Watch List (SF) Individual 3-Point Field Goals Jayden Gardner, Jr., F, East Carolina CONSISTENT SHOCKERS 11 Matt Williams, UCF vs. USF, 1/17/17 D.J. Jeffries, So., F, Memphis With a 2019-20 record of 23-8, Wichita State 10 James Woodard, Tulsa at SMU, 3/8/15 reached the 22-win mark for the 11th-consecutive year, joining Duke, Gonzaga and Kansas as the Individual Free Throws 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award 17 Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati vs. Nebraska, 12/28/13 only programs to hit the number in every season Watch List (C) 16 Jayden Gardner, ECU vs. Appalachian State, 11/30/18 Moussa Cisse, Fr., C, Memphis since 2010. 15 Four tied, Last: David Collins, USF vs. Stony Brook, 3/20/19 HOUSTON NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITE COLLINS IN THE AMERICAN RECORD BOOKS Houston has been selected as the preseason USF Senior David Collins is moving his way up The Individual Rebounds favorite to win the 2020-21 American Athletic American’s record books in several categories. He 23 Shaq Goodwin, Memphis vs. Temple, 2/7/15 Jordan Tolbert, SMU vs. Nicholls State, 12/16/15 Conference men’s basketball title in voting by the ranks in the top 10 in career free throws made 22 Precious Achiuwa, Memphis at Tulane (OT), 2/29/20 league’s head coaches, the conference announced and steals and is into the top 20 in career points... 21 Trevon Scott, Cincinnati vs. UCF (2OT), 2/19/20 Oct. 28. FREE THROWS MADE, CAREER Individual Assists Houston garnered nine first-place votes and 456 B.J. Taylor, UCF, 2014-19 13 Russ Smith, Louisville vs. UConn, 3/8/14 earned a total of 99 points to become conference 444 Jeremiah Martin, Memphis, 2015-19 Brandon Goodwin, UCF at Tulane, 2/19/15 Kendric Davis, SMU vs. Tulane, 2/1/20 favorites for the second year in a row.