A year after finishing third in Conference USA in scoring, UTEP guard Souley Boum was named to the 11-member preseason All-C-USA team released Thursday, as voted on by league coaches.
The coaches picked UTEP 10th in the 14-team league, with UAB edging out Louisiana Tech for first.
Boum was a third-team selection to the all-C-USA team last year when he led the conference in made free throws and at one point scored 20 points or more in five consecutive games.
UTEP opens the season Nov. 9 at home against Western New Mexico, and while Boum is questionable for that game with a broken finger, he is expected be back Nov.