Marquette University Athletics
C-USA Preseason Coaches' Poll Released
10/26/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Memphis and Cincinnati ranked second and third, respectively, in the coaches? poll. Charlotte came in fourth, followed by UAB and DePaul. Marquette and Saint Louis rated seventh and eighth; TCU was selected ninth by the coaches. Southern Miss was picked 10th, followed by East Carolina, Tulane, Houston and USF.
Golden Eagles? senior point guard earned preseason All-Conference first team recognition for the second consecutive year. A candidate for the conference?s player of the year award and first team all-conference selection last season, Diener led C-USA in scoring (18.8) and assists (6.0) in 2003-04.
Diener is joined on the preseason all-conference team by Sean Banks (Memphis), Francisco Garcia (Louisville), Jason Maxiell (Cincinnati) and Curtis Withers (Charlotte). Garcia was chosen by the coaches as the preseason player of the year.
2004-05 CONFERENCE USA COACHES PRESEASON POLL
1. Louisville (11) - 192
2. Memphis (2) - 172
3. Cincinnati (1) - 171
4. Charlotte - 148
5. UAB - 136
6. DePaul - 122
7. Marquette - 120
8. Saint Louis - 93
9. TCU - 88
10. Southern Miss - 65
11. East Carolina - 55
12. Tulane - 41
13. Houston - 29
14. USF - 25
(#) designates first place votes
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