The American Athletic Conference coaches voted Wichita State's Tyson Etienne preseason player of the year and forecasted a fourth-place finish for the Shockers in their annual October poll, released Wednesday morning ahead of the league's virtual media day festivities.
Etienne – a super sophomore from Englewood, N.J. -- shared co-player of the year honors last March after leading the Shockers to The American's regular season title. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 16.3 points and a school-record 2.95 three pointers on 39.2 percent accuracy.
Etienne was one of just two unanimous selections to the first team, along with SMU's Kendric Davis.