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Women's Basketball

Udo selected for Preseason All-Conference First Team

UTSA was projected to finish second in the American Conference

IRVING, Texas – The American Conference released the 2025-26 Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll on Thursday, with the defending regular-season champion UTSA Roadrunners projected to finish second, while junior Idara Udo was named to the Preseason All-Conference First Team.

After making Second-Team All-Conference en route to the 2024-25 title, Udo was recognized, marking back-to-back seasons that a Roadrunner was chosen after Jordyn Jenkins accomplished the feat a year ago. Last season, Udo was the top offensive rebounder in the league, with 67 boards across conference play, and she secured 7.6 rebounds per game, ranking ninth in the American. She maintained a 73.8% clip from the charity stripe, slotting her eighth on the league leader board and swatted 17 shots for the 14th-most across the league, all while anchoring its top defense.  

UTSA, meanwhile, was awarded 119 points with one first-place vote, slotting them behind South Florida for the top spot in the preseason poll. The Bulls secured 11 first-place votes and a total of 132 points. Rice rounds out the top three with 113 and one first-place vote.

Not far behind Temple was selected fourth at 107, and Tulane fifth with 104. North Texas took sixth place with 95 points, while East Carolina finished seventh with 82 points and Tulsa eighth with 72 points. Memphis was ninth, garnering 52, and Charlotte had two fewer points in 10th. Additionally, UAB was chosen 11th with 38 points, Wichita State 12th at 23, and Florida Atlantic 13th with 16.

The 2025-26 American Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll and All-Conference teams can be found below:

Preseason Coaches’ Poll

  1. South Florida (11)       143
  2. UTSA (1)                    119
  3. Rice (1)                       113
  4. Temple                        107
  5. Tulane                         104
  6. North Texas                 95
  7. East Carolina               82
  8. Tulsa                            72
  9. Memphis                     52
  10. Charlotte                     50
  11. UAB                           38
  12. Wichita State              23
  13. Florida Atlantic           16

First-place votes in parentheses

 

Preseason Player of the Year

Carla Brito, Sr., F, South Florida

 

Preseason All-Conference First Team

Dominique Ennis, Sr., G, Rice

Carla Brito, Sr., F, South Florida*

L’or Mputu, Gr., F, South Florida

Kaylah Turner, Jr., G, Temple

Idara Udo, Jr., F, UTSA

 

Preseason All-Conference Second Team

Aniah Alexis, So., G, Rice

Victoria Flores, Jr., G, Rice

Amira Mabry, Sr., F, Tulane

Kendall Sneed, So., G, Tulane

Mady Cartwright, Jr., G, Tulsa

* denotes unanimous selection

 

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