AAC Release

DALLAS (SMU/AAC) – SMU collected the third most points in the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the 11 head coaches and announced by the league Wednesday.

Savannah Wilkinson garnered an unanimous selection to the preseason All-AAC First Team, just one of two student-athletes on every ballot.

The Mustangs play six league foes twice: Houston, Memphis, Tulsa, UCF, USF and Wichita State in home and home series. Cincinnati and ECU visit Moody Coliseum, while SMU travels to Temple and Tulane for the lone regular-season matchups.

SMU tips off conference action at Houston Friday, Dec. 30, with the first home game against UCF Tuesday, Jan. 3 and concludes with the 2023 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 6-9.

The Mustangs open the season at home Nov. 7 against Alabama State. Highlighting the non-conference slate includes road games against Oklahoma, Baylor, California and Texas A&M.
 
2022-23 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll and Honors

1	South Florida (9)	99
2	Houston (2)	89
3	SMU	73
4	Tulsa	66
5	Tulane	56
	Memphis	56
7	Temple	43
8	UCF	38
9	Cincinnati	34
10	Wichita State	32
11	East Carolina	19

                                         
First-place votes in parenthesis
 
Preseason Player of the Year
Elena Tsineke, Sr., G, South Florida
 
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Laila Blair, Jr., G, Houston*
Elena Tsineke, Sr., G, South Florida
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu, Sr., F, South Florida
Savannah Wilkinson, Sr., F, SMU*
Temira Poindexter, So., F, Tulsa
 
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Jillian Hayes, Jr, G, Cincinnati
Jamirah Shutes, 5th, G, Memphis
Dynah Jones, Gr., G, Tulane
Maddie Bittle, Sr., G, Tulsa
Maya Mayberry, Sr., G, Tulsa
 
*Denotes unanimous selection