The American '19 Basketball Media Day Monday

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BULLS HEAD TO AAC MEDIA DAYS

October 12, 2019

 

 

 

TAMPA, OCT. 12, 2019 – With just over three weeks remaining before the start of the regular season, USF third-year head coach Brian Gregory and three student-athletes will travel to Philadelphia, Pa., on Sunday to take part in the American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Days, which will run through Monday at the Marriott Philadelphia Airport.

Senior Laquincy Rideau (West Palm Beach, Fla.), junior David Collins (Youngstown, Ohio) and sophomore Alexis Yetna (Paris) will join Gregory for the two days of events that will feature 25 student-athletes and The American's 12 head coaches.

Events begin Sunday with an evening of photo shoots and interviews with the American Digital Network. Media Day activities hit full swing Monday morning, highlighted by Coaches' Roundtables, interviews with ESPN and CBS Sports and live broadcasts with head coaches.

Fans can also follow the Bulls at Basketball Media Days on the USF Basketball social channels on Twitter (@USFMBB), Instagram (USFMBB) and Facebook (/USFMBB).

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PROVIDENCE, R.I.--The 2019 American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day will feature extensive coverage of the event with over seven hours of live programming on the conference's digital platforms. The American's Hali Oughton anchors live coverage from the Philadelphia Airport Marriott on Monday, Oct. 14, along with basketball insiders Andy, Katz, Monica McNutt and Mike O'Donnell. 

Starting at 8 a.m., Oughton will anchor both men's and women's sessions throughout the day with O'Donnell joining for the men's event and McNutt adding insight on the women's side. Both the men's and women's shows air on the American Digital Network Plus on Facebook.

ADN coverage features poll and players of the year discussions, video features, live on-air interviews with players, coaches and the commissioner, as well as team-by-team breakdowns.

Katz, one of the most renowned college basketball analysts in the county, hosts roundtable conversations with all 24 head basketball coaches of the The American. This year, the complete coaches' roundtables will be streamed on Twitter in conjunction with the ADN's live show which continues its in-depth coverage throughout the day. Further pictures, info and graphics can be found on The American's basketball Twitter accounts: @American_MBB & @American_WBB.

Media members will have the opportunity to conduct interviews throughout the day. Those who have not yet RSVP'd are encouraged to contact Tom Fenstermaker (tfenstermaker@theamerican.org) on the men's side and Megan Erbes (merbes@theamerican.org) on the women's.

2019 American Athletic Conference Basketball Media Day
Scheduled List of Student-Athlete Attendees

Men's Attendees

UCF	Collin Smith, Ceasar DeJesus, Matt Milon
Cincinnati	Jarron Cumberland, Trevon Scott
UConn	Alterique Gilbert, Christian Vital
ECU	Jayden Gardner
Houston	DeJon Jarreau, Nate Hinton, Chris Harris Jr.
Memphis	James Wiseman, Precious Achiuwa
USF	Laquincy Rideau, David Collins, Alexis Yetna
SMU	Isiaha Mike
Temple	Quinton Rose, Nate Pierre-Louis, J.P. Moorman II
Tulane	K.J. Lawson, Kevin Zhang
Tulsa	Martins Igbanu, Lawson Korita
Wichita State	Jaime Echenique, Dexter Dennis

Women's Attendees

UCF	Kay Kay Wright, Masseny Kaba
Cincinnati	Antoinette Miller, IImar’I Thomas
UConn	Crystal Dangerfield, Christyn Williams, Megan Walker
ECU	Raven Johnson, Lashonda Monk
Houston	Dorian Branch, Julia Blackshell-Fair
Memphis	Jamirah Shutes, Alana Davis
USF	Enna Pehadzic, Tamara Henshaw, Shae Leverett
SMU	Ariana Whitfield, Johnasia Cash
Temple	Mia Davis, Ashley Jones
Tulane	Krystal Freeman, Sierra Cheatham, Dynah Jones
Tulsa	Morgan Brady, Kendrian Elliott
Wichita State	Carla Bremaud, Seraphine Bastin