American All Conference Teams Announced

[crazyUCfan23]

Carlton will be a 2nd Teamer next year, but only because the 1st Team is always 5 guards.

Just realized that. They don't do it according to position anymore? Or did I just miss that in the past.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

When do they announce POY, ROY, Most Improved?

 

[HawkHusky]

Just realized that. They don't do it according to position anymore? Or did I just miss that in the past.

Been that way since our old Big East days. Always the 5 best players, regardless of position. Pretty much at least 4 guards every year.

 

[HawkHusky]

When do they announce POY, ROY, Most Improved?

Tomorrow or Wednesday. They release a few awards each day leading up to the opening round on Thursday.

 

[intlzncster]

Been that way since our old Big East days. Always the 5 best players, regardless of position. Pretty much at least 4 guards every year.

I actually don't mind that system. That most of the team end up being guards is on the voters, or on the makeup of MCBB in general.

 

[gtcam]

If they just look at what Jalen did when he wasn't injured he should be 2nd team
Still, the kid got some league honors in every year
Not an easy task
He's a true blue Husky

 

[Scrutineer]

very true. wish him the luck not me

Finally, a Chief sighting.

 

[RF79]

Josh Carlton should get the award for most improved player. The transformation from his early season marshmallow man/occasionally effective sophomore center to the way he is playing currently, which is really FFing good, tough, talented, and forceful, represents one of the greater leaps in a players's improving trajectory that I have ever seen in one season. He is really putting it together both offensively and defensively. His body language and performance on the court is impressive. Funny to say, but I swear he even looks stronger.

Next year he's going to bang some heads.

Agreed JC has improved a lot but during the latter part of the same season. It has been drastic and also very positive. Now come next yr and he’s really bangin skulls then by all means he deserves that award no doubt! He had a rough go round in the beginning. Jus want him to keep improving and get some more lift up under him when he’s down low with a couple of guys on him.

 

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[Austin316]

PSA guy too. This conference is getting very deep. I hope Akok, Bouk or Gaffney snags this award next year. The AAC has a pretty strong incoming class next year. Yenta is a good example of why recruiting rankings don’t always translate to the player’s trajectory. He had a good year. Good for USF but let’s kick their teeth in tomorrow.

 

[Slasher]

PSA guy too. This conference is getting very deep. I hope Akok, Bouk or Gaffney snags this award next year. The AAC has a pretty strong incoming class next year. Yenta is a good example of why recruiting rankings don’t always translate to the player’s trajectory. He had a good year. Good for USF but let’s kick their teeth in tomorrow.

I don't follow recruiting closely, other than UConn, which teams have 4* or better prospects coming in?

 

[HawkHusky]

PSA guy too. This conference is getting very deep. I hope Akok, Bouk or Gaffney snags this award next year. The AAC has a pretty strong incoming class next year. Yenta is a good example of why recruiting rankings don’t always translate to the player’s trajectory. He had a good year. Good for USF but let’s kick their teeth in tomorrow.

It's pretty much a guarantee that a UConn or Memphis player wins FOY next season.

 

[HuskyAlum012]

I don't follow recruiting closely, other than UConn, which teams have 4* or better prospects coming in?

2019 AAC Basketball Team Rankings

Basically only memphis. The AAC incoming class is pretty bare IMO. But Cincy and Houston always snag good transfers/JC guys so cant really look at incoming freshman rankings for them.

 

[BUConn10]

Jalen Adams did it backwards.

First team as a sophomore
Second team as a junior
Third team as a senior

As telling as it gets.
/thread

 

[Austin316]

It's pretty much a guarantee that a UConn or Memphis player wins FOY next season.

From 2013-2019 AAC Rookie of the Year

13-14 Austin Nichols 5* recruit Memphis
14-15 Daniel Hamilton 5* recruit UConn
15-16 Dedric Lawson 4* recruit Memphis
16-17 KJ Lawson 4* recruit Memphis
18-19 Alexis Yetna 3* recruit USF

Yetna is an outlier this year. Generally speaking you are right! We have some ground to catch up on Memphis.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Happy Cumberland won and not Taylor. Missing out on a chance for a good Cronin rant though. I wonder if he’ll get cut before they leave for Memphis though?

 

[kobe]

good point. hopefully cumberland made the team after the tryouts on monday and gets to come to memphis to accept his award.

 

[Slasher]

2019 AAC Basketball Team Rankings

Basically only memphis. The AAC incoming class is pretty bare IMO. But Cincy and Houston always snag good transfers/JC guys so cant really look at incoming freshman rankings for them.

So best players* coming into the league next year (freshman):
#1 James Wiseman - Memphis
#47 DJ Jeffries - Memphis
#70 James Bouknight - Connecticut
#87 Akok Akok - Connecticut
#100 Jalen Gaffney - Connecticut
#116 Tyson Etienne - Wichita State
#134 Damion Buagh - Memphis
#138 Malcom Dandridge - Memphis
#161 Samari Curtis - Cincinnati
#193 Caleb Mills - Houston

*By recruiting rankings

There's 10 there and I only picked top 200 recruits. So I'd say there's a pretty damn good chance it comes from UConn or Memphis.

 

[BFieldHusky]

So best players* coming into the league next year (freshman):
#1 James Wiseman - Memphis
#47 DJ Jeffries - Memphis
#70 James Bouknight - Connecticut
#87 Akok Akok - Connecticut
#100 Jalen Gaffney - Connecticut
#116 Tyson Etienne - Wichita State
#134 Damion Buagh - Memphis
#138 Malcom Dandridge - Memphis
#161 Samari Curtis - Cincinnati
#193 Caleb Mills - Houston

*By recruiting rankings

There's 10 there and I only picked top 200 recruits. So I'd say there's a pretty damn good chance it comes from UConn or Memphis.

Akok Akok is not ranked #87.

 

[Slasher]

Akok Akok is not ranked #87.

That was according to the link that was provided in this thread.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Akok Akok is not ranked #87.

That was according to the link that was provided in this thread.

His scout “grade” is 87 but he is ranked 57 by ESPN.

 

[UConnStats]

Akok Akok is not ranked #87.

Rivals moved him off of their 2018 list so he’s treated as unranked by them in the composite. So his composite rank is 87 while missing about 1/3 of his grade.

 

[Slasher]

Rivals moved him off of their 2018 list so he’s treated as unranked by them in the composite. So his composite rank is 87 while missing about 1/3 of his grade.

Is the composite score really that dumb? Recruiting rankings are mostly a crapshoot anyways.

 

[Rico444]

Akok was around 30ish before he reclassed.

 

[UconnU]

Akok was around 30ish before he reclassed.

Yes but he was in the 70-80 range until the final weekend of the third live period when he went off and hit a bunch of 3s in front of Evan Daniels who shot him up to a 5 Star the next day. His real ranking is probably somewhere in between.

 

[Walker11]

Is the composite score really that dumb? Recruiting rankings are mostly a crapshoot anyways.

Yes it is. This is how Andre Drummond ends up ranked 84th when nobody had him ranked outside of the top 2.

 

[husky429]

Yes but he was in the 70-80 range until the final weekend of the third live period when he went off and hit a bunch of 3s in front of Evan Daniels who shot him up to a 5 Star the next day. His real ranking is probably somewhere in between.

His ranking is based on potential like many kids' are.

Regardless, he is not ranked 87th as the person he was responding to wrote.

 

[tcf15]

Yes but he was in the 70-80 range until the final weekend of the third live period when he went off and hit a bunch of 3s in front of Evan Daniels who shot him up to a 5 Star the next day. His real ranking is probably somewhere in between.

To be fair, it was more than him just hitting threes - he was a defensive beast that weekend too. All three recruiting services gave him a gracious bump, too. 247 had him at 25, Rivals at 29 and ESPN at 39.