HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall Thundering Herd were tabbed to finish 11th in the preseason coaches’ poll as announced by the Conference USA office on Thursday.
Western Kentucky received 13 of the 14 first-place votes, while UTSA received one.
Marshall is set to kick off the season with Herd Madness on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cam Henderson Center with the season’s first exhibition coming on Oct. 29 against Glenville State at 6 p.m.
Conference USA
2019-20 Men’s Basketball
Preseason Poll (First-Place Votes)
1. Western Kentucky (13)
2. U. Texas-San Antonio (1)
3. Louisiana Tech
T4. U. Texas El Paso
T4. Old Dominion
6. Alabama-Birmingham
7. North Texas
8. Middle Tennessee
9. Florida Atlantic
10. Florida International
11. Marshall
12. Charlotte
13. Rice
14. Southern Mississippi
2019-20 Men’s Basketball
Preseason Team
Devon Andrews, FIU
Jailyn Ingram, Florida Atlantic
DaQuan Bracey, Louisiana Tech
Antonio Green, Middle Tennessee
Xavier Green, Old Dominion
Zack Bryant, UAB
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA
Keaton Wallace, UTSA
Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU
Charles Bassey, WKU