BIRMINGHAM, Ala. For the third consecutive year, the University of Alabama in Huntsville men basketball team has been selected as the favorite in the Gulf South Conference, and the team was the only one in the league to feature multiple selections to the Preseason AllGSC Team as announced by the league office Thursday.
For the second straight season, the Chargers were selected unanimously to win the conference by the GSC head coaches, notching all seven firstplace votes to total 49 points. A year ago, UAH won 29 games for the second straight season while advancing to the Elite Eight also for a second straight year.
Following the north face outlet store the Blue and White was Christian Brothers with 36 points, and West Georgia placed third in the preseason poll with 30 points. UWG narrowly edged out West Alabama who received 29 points to be picked fourth, and North Alabama (26 points) rounded out the top five. Delta State and Valdosta State finished in a tie for sixth with 20 points, and West Florida rounded out the poll with 14 points.
Newcomers to the league Shorter and Union will play a full conference schedule but are not eligible for postseason play and thus were not included in the poll.
Also for the third straight the north face store locator season, UAH seniorsZane CampbellandJaime Smithlanded on the Preseason AllGSC Team after leading the Chargers to the league regular season and tournament titles and a second consecutive NCAA South Region championship. Smith led the nation and the conference in 3point field goal percentage a season ago while finishing third in scoring average, and Campbell was third in the league in field goal percentage and blocked shots while also placing in the top 10 in points per game.
The GSC also announced the top newcomers for the 201213 season, and the Chargers were represented byWayne DedrickandGreg Gardner. Both freshmen, Dedrick hails from Tuscaloosa, Ala., where he played last at Hillcrest High School, and Gardner comes to the Rocket City from Indianapolis and Bishop Chatard High School.
Midnight Madness for the Chargers will be held Friday night, and UAH will first hit the floor when it opens the home slate on Nov. 9 against Point Loma Nazarene before travelling to Manhattan, Kan., to face North Texas in the NIT Season TipOff on Nov. 12.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. For the first time during theRoy Heintzera, the University of Alabama in Huntsville women basketball team has been selected to finish first in the Gulf South Conference as voted upon by the league head coaches. Additionally, the league office announced its 201213 Preseason AllGSC Team on Thursday, and a pair of Lady Chargers earned the accolades.
A season after going 113 in conference play, reaching the GSC Tournament championship game, and earning its firstever NCAA Tournament berth, UAH captured five of the available seven firstplace votes en route to collecting 47 points and earning No. 1 nod.
The firstplace prediction marks the first time since the 199798 season that a Lady Charger team has been picked to win what was then the East Division.
Champions of the GSC Tournament last season, West Alabama captured 42 points to place second in the poll, and the Tigers were followed by Valdosta State in third with 35 points. Tallying 33 points in the voting process, Delta State was picked to finish fourth, and North Alabama rounded out the top five with 26 points. West Georgia (17 points), Christian Brothers (13 points) and West Florida (11 points) rounded out the rankings.
Newcomers to the league Shorter and Union will play a full conference schedule but are not eligible for postseason play and thus were not included in the poll.
Unanimously chosen,Jasmine Hammonreturns to the Preseason AllGSC Team after finishing second in the GSC in scoring last season, andJordan Smithalso landed on the prestigious team after tying for the conference lead in assists and placing second 3point field goals per game last year.
The GSC also highlighted the conference top newcomers, and the Lady Chargers placedHalle JarnaginandKendra Joneson the list. Jarnagin hails from Brentwood, Tenn., and is a freshman, while Jones is a Lacey Spring, Ala., native who transferred from Jacksonville State.