SPARTANBURG, SC -- The Southern Conference kicked-off the 2005-06 basketball season today with its annual Men's and Women's Basketball Media Tip-Off in Spartanburg, SC. The preseason all-conference teams, as selected by the head coaches, as well as the preseason coaches and media polls were also announced at this morning's event.
Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year:
Brendan Winters, Davidson
Preseason Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team:
D.J. Thompson, Appalachian State
Dontaye Draper, College of Charleston
Alphonso Pugh, Chattanooga
Brendan Winters, Davidson
Jackson Atoyebi, Elon
Moussa Diagne, Furman
Elton Nesbitt, Georgia Southern
Kyle Hines, UNC Greensboro
David Berghoefer, Western Carolina
Howard Wilkerson, Wofford
Full Men's Basketball Release
Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year:
Katasha Brown, Chattanooga
Preseason Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team
Kiki Conyers, Appalachian State
Marketta Talley, College of Charleston
Katasha Brown, Chattanooga
Tiffani Roberson, Chattanooga
Nicole Mattison, Chattanooga
Tommi Paris, Furman
Nicole Newton, Georgia Southern
Jasmine Byrd, UNC Greensboro
Kristen Boone, UNC Greensboro
Chevon Keith, Western Carolina
2005-06 Men’s Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
North Division (1st place votes) Points
1. Chattanooga (7) 42
2. Appalachian State (2) 31
UNC Greensboro (2) 31
4. Elon 24
5. Western Carolina 12
South Division (1st place votes) Points
1. Davidson (11) 55
2. Furman 40
3. College of Charleston 35
Georgia Southern 35
5. Wofford 18
6. The Citadel 12
2005-06 Men’s Basketball Media Preseason Poll
North Division (1st place votes) Points
1. Chattanooga (11) 93
2. Appalachian State (6) 74
UNC Greensboro (3) 74
4. Elon (1) 42
5. Western Carolina 32
South Division (1st place votes) Points
1. Davidson (19) 120
2. College of Charleston (1) 88
3. Furman 81
4. Georgia Southern (1) 80
5. Wofford 45
6. The Citadel 27
2005-06 Women’s Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Chattanooga (9) 81
2. Georgia Southern (1) 70
3. UNC Greensboro 59
4. Furman 55
5. Davidson 44
Western Carolina 44
7. College of Charleston 39
8. Appalachian State 32
9. Elon 14
10. Wofford 12
2005-06 Women’s Basketball Preseason Media Poll
1. Chattanooga (19) 190
2. Georgia Southern 143
3. Davidson 140
4. Furman 138
5. Western Carolina 109
6. UNC Greensboro 99
7. Appalachian State 80
8. College of Charleston 78
9. Elon 40
10. Wofford 28