Now less than a month away from tipping off the 2017-2018 men’s basketball season, American Athletic Conference teams gathered in Philadelphia on Monday to participate in this year’s AAC Media Day before regular season action gets underway.
First on the docket was the release of the 2017 AAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which projects the Cougars to finish with the sixth-best record in the conference. According to the poll, Cincinnati is expected to be the toughest team to beat in the conference for a second consecutive season.
Lost star power
Despite a 21-11 record that earned a third place finish just a season ago, back-to-back first round exits in the AAC and National Invitation Tournament each of the last two years raised questions.