Wichita State sophomore Tyson Etienne was voted as the preseason player of the year by the American Athletic Conference coaches, it was announced on Wednesday. The Shockers were also picked to finish in fourth place, after winning the regular season title one season ago.
Etienne took home co-player of the year honors last season after leading the Shockers to its first place finish. Etienne averaged 16.3 points and a school-record 2.95 three pointers on 39.2 percent accuracy. Etienne was also a unanimous selection to the preseason all-conference first team, making him the first Shocker to make the preseason first team since Landry Shamet in 2017.