Foster, McMurray earn preseason all-AAC honors
Posted: Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:07 amFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Foster And McMurray Selected Preseason All-American Athletic Conference
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (SMU) --- SMU senior guards Jarrey Foster and Jahmal McMurray averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks last season in 19 games. He helped the Mustangs to a 13-6 start, including wins over No. 2 Arizona and No. 14 USC before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the victory at No. 7 Wichita State. In three seasons, the Mustangs are 67-16 with Foster on the floor. As a sophomore, he helped SMU win the 2017 AAC regular season championship and tournament title en route to the NCAA Tournament. Foster, who was also selected preseason All-AAC by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, is the only scholarship player on the Mustangs' roster that has more than one year of playing experience in the program.
Last season, Jahmal McMurray averaged 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while hitting 40.8 percent on three-pointers (62-152). He played the final 22 games of the season, debuting with 16 points in the home-win over Boise State on Dec. 18. McMurray had 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 31 minutes in the win at No. 7 Wichita State on Jan. 17, and later scored a career-high 33 points, including an SMU record nine made three-pointers, versus Memphis on Feb. 14.
The Mustangs open the season hosting Northwestern State at Moody Coliseum on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Preseason Player of the Year
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Nate Hinton, guard – Houston
Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jalen Adams, guard – UConn *
Jarron Cumberland, guard – Cincinnati
Jeremiah Martin, guard – Memphis
Quinton Rose, guard – Temple
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Second Team ^
Corey Davis, Jr., guard – Houston
Tacko Fall, center – UCF
Jarrey Foster ^extra member due to tie in voting
Foster And McMurray Selected Preseason All-American Athletic Conference
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (SMU) --- SMU senior guards Jarrey Foster and Jahmal McMurray averaged 13.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.2 blocks last season in 19 games. He helped the Mustangs to a 13-6 start, including wins over No. 2 Arizona and No. 14 USC before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the victory at No. 7 Wichita State. In three seasons, the Mustangs are 67-16 with Foster on the floor. As a sophomore, he helped SMU win the 2017 AAC regular season championship and tournament title en route to the NCAA Tournament. Foster, who was also selected preseason All-AAC by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, is the only scholarship player on the Mustangs' roster that has more than one year of playing experience in the program.
Last season, Jahmal McMurray averaged 14.7 points and 2.7 rebounds while hitting 40.8 percent on three-pointers (62-152). He played the final 22 games of the season, debuting with 16 points in the home-win over Boise State on Dec. 18. McMurray had 16 points, 3 assists and 2 steals in 31 minutes in the win at No. 7 Wichita State on Jan. 17, and later scored a career-high 33 points, including an SMU record nine made three-pointers, versus Memphis on Feb. 14.
The Mustangs open the season hosting Northwestern State at Moody Coliseum on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m.
Preseason Player of the Year
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Nate Hinton, guard – Houston
Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Jalen Adams, guard – UConn *
Jarron Cumberland, guard – Cincinnati
Jeremiah Martin, guard – Memphis
Quinton Rose, guard – Temple
B.J. Taylor, guard – UCF
Second Team ^
Corey Davis, Jr., guard – Houston
Tacko Fall, center – UCF
Jarrey Foster ^extra member due to tie in voting