2015-16 American Preseason Player of the Year Nic Moore, SMU 2015-16 Preseason Coaches Poll Preseason All-Conference First Team (First-place votes in parenthesis) Octavius Ellis, Sr., F, Cincinnati Daniel Hamilton, So., G/F, UConn 1. SMU (8) 98 *Markus Kennedy, R-Sr., F, SMU 2. UConn (2) 87 *Nic Moore, R-Sr., G, SMU 3. Cincinnati (1) 84 James Woodard, Sr., G, Tulsa 4. Tulsa 76 5. Memphis 59 Preseason All-Conference Second Team 6. Temple 54 7. Houston 48 Troy Caupain, Jr., G, Cincinnati Amida Brimah, Jr., C, UConn 8. East Carolina 31 Sterling Gibbs, GS, G, UConn 9. UCF 30 Shaq Goodwin, Sr., F, Memphis 10. USF 20 Shaquille Harrison, Sr., G, Tulsa 11. Tulane 11 [*] denotes unanimous selection Preseason Player of the Year: Nic Moore, SMU Preseason Rookie of the Year: Jalen Adams, UConn THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Table Of Contents American Athletic Conference ...............................................2-3 Commissioner Mike Aresco ....................................................4-5 Conference Staff .......................................................................6-9 15 Park Row West • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Conference Headquarters ........................................................10 Switchboard - 401.244-3278 • Communications - 401.453.0660 www.TheAmerican.org American Digital Network ........................................................11 Officiating ....................................................................................12 American Athletic Conference Staff American Athletic Conference Notebook ........................13-14 Commissioner ...........................................................................................................Michael L. Aresco The American On Television ...............................................15-16 Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ................................................Donna DeMarco 2015-16 Composite Schedule ..............................................17-21 Senior Associate Commissioner (Broadcasting & Digital Content) ............Thomas R. Odjakjian American Athletic Conference Championship ................22-23 Chief Financial Officer ......................................................................................................Stacy Martin 2016 NCAA Championship ........................................................24 Associate Commissioner (Football) ..........................................................................Scott A. Draper Associate Commissioner (Governance & Compliance) ..........................................Ellen M. Ferris The Teams Associate Commissioner (Women’s Basketball) ..............................................Barbara M. Jacobs UCF Knights ............................................................................25-28 Associate Commissioner (Men’s Basketball) ..............................................................Dan Leibovitz School Quick Facts .............................................................25 Associate Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) ...............James A. Siedliski Schedule & Notes .............................................................. 26 Assistant Commissioner (Digital Media) ...............................................................Mark A. Hodgkin Statistics, Roster & Newcomers......................................27 Assistant Commissioner (Communications) ..............................................................Chuck Sullivan 2014-15 Results & Head Coach ........................................28 Assistant Commissioner (Sport Administration & Championships) .......Robert A. Weygand, Jr. Cincinnati Bearcats ..............................................................29-32 Senior Director of Compliance ....................................................................................Andrea Dahley UConn Huskies ......................................................................33-36 Director of Sport Administration & Championships ............................................Patrick B. Colbert Director of Football Administration .........................................................................Michael A. Costa East Carolina Pirates ............................................................37-40 Director of Business Affairs ........................................................................................Karen M. Giblin Houston Cougars ..................................................................41-44 Director of Communications ........................................................................Chevonne M. Mansfield Memphis Tigers .....................................................................45-48 Assistant Director for Branding and Sport Administration ...................Catherine W. Carmignani USF Bulls ................................................................................49-52 Assistant Director of Broadcast Scheduling .......................................................Michael A. Coyne SMU Mustangs .....................................................................53-56 Assistant to the Commissioner ...............................................................................Lisa S. Zanecchia Temple Owls...........................................................................57-60 Digital Communications Coordinator ..........................................................................Jamie L. Corun Tulane Green Wave ..............................................................61-64 Multimedia Coordinator and Reporter .......................................................................... Hali Oughton Tulsa Hurricane .....................................................................65-68 Executive Assistant for Administration ..................................................................... Lois A. DeBlois Administrative Assistant for Officiating ..................................................................Wanda L. Factor American Athletic Conference Almanac Receptionist ..........................................................................................................Kathy M. Kirkpatrick 2014-15 In Review .................................................................70-81 Administrative Fellow ..........................................................................................................Kauri Black All-Conference Honors/Annual Awards .........................71 Digital Network Assistant .................................................................................................Alex Cluxton National Polls ......................................................................72 Compliance Assistant....................................................................................................... Kevin Gomer Against The Conferences ..................................................73 Communications Assistant .........................................................................................Kristina Ritacco Weekly Award Winners .....................................................74 Communications Assistant ...........................................................................................Gary Robinson Individual Statistics .......................................................75-77 Coordinator of Football Officiating ..............................................................................Terry McAulay Coordinator of Men’s Basketball Officiating ..................................................................Curtis Shaw Team Statistics ...............................................................78-79 Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officiating .................................................Debbie Williamson Individual Game Highs .......................................................80 Team Game Highs ...............................................................81 Individual Records ................................................................82-84 Credits Team Records ........................................................................85-86 Editors: Chevonne Mansfield, Kristina Ritacco Annual Leaders ..........................................................................87 Editorial Assistance: Chuck Sullivan, Gary Robinson Miscellaneous Records ............................................................88 Printing: Charles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc. All-Time Coaching Records ......................................................89 Attleboro, Mass. Photography: Ben Solomon, Associated Press and member NCAA Championship Teams ...............................................90-91 school communications offices. Cover photo by Postseason History ....................................................................92 Ben Solomon. NBA Players ...............................................................................93 Special Thanks: The American Athletic Conference would like to American Athletic Conference Media Services ..................94 thank the athletics communications departments of its member schools for their valuable assistance and cooperation in producing this publication. Media Relations Directory .....................................................IBC 2015-16 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball • 1 THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE In the course of its first More recently, a number of American Athletic the two industry leaders in sports television. The foot- two seasons, the American Conference athletes have been selected