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Men’s Basketball Attends American Athletic Conference Media Day Monday
10/24/2016 12:38:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – Tulsa men's basketball head coach Frank Haith and junior forward TK Edogi participated in the American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day on Monday, previewing the 2016-17 season.
Haith and Edogi met with national media, as well as the American Digital Network, ESPN and CBS, and participated in a community service project, preparing backpacks for Philadelphia children.
It was great to catch up with Coach Haith and TK Edogi from @tumbasketball pic.twitter.com/VgGp0kSDZf
— American MBB (@American_MBB) October 24, 2016
The American Athletic Conference preseason poll was also released Monday. Tulsa, with 10 newcomers – including three junior college transfers and five freshmen – and just two returning players that saw action last season, was picked to finish ninth.
Full coverage of American Hoops Media Day can be found at TUMBasketball on Twitter, and from TheAmerican.org (www.theamerican.org/AmericanHoops), and on Twitter – American_Conf and American_MBB – and Instagram, and by using the hashtag #AmericanHoops. Coverage from the American Media Days can also be seen on College Basketball Live on ESPNU at 2 p.m. CT.
Tulsa's appearance on the American Digital Network live show can be seen here, or in the embedded video above.
The Golden Hurricane faces Oklahoma Christian on Nov. 2 and Northeastern State on Nov. 7 in its exhibition contests at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. The season opener is Friday, Nov. 11 against Jacksonville State at 7 p.m. at the Reynolds Center.
| 2016-17 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE PRESEASON COACHES' POLL |
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| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | |
| 1. | Cincinnati (6) | |
| 2. | UConn (5) | |
| 3. | SMU | |
| 4. | Houston | |
| 5. | Memphis | |
| 6. | Temple | |
| 7. | East Carolina | |
| 8. | UCF | |
| 9. | Tulsa | |
| 10. | USF | |
| 11. | Tulane | |
Media Day Live from Philly. Excited to be talking about the start of the season with @FrankHaithTulsa and @KIZZLEGOTJUICE pic.twitter.com/gMQ4UD3Fbc
— Tulsa Basketball (@TUMBasketball) October 24, 2016
TK Edogi meeting with the media here in Philly pic.twitter.com/xRvFFq7Atk
— Tulsa Basketball (@TUMBasketball) October 24, 2016
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