Marshall University Athletics
Taylor Named Preseason All-C-USA Selection
10/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall junior forward Ryan Taylor (Indianapolis) is one of 10 student-athletes named to the 2015-16 Preseason All-Conference USA team, the league announced Wednesday.
A 2015 All-C-USA third team selection, Taylor led the league with 14 double-doubles, including a streak of seven from Jan. 22 through Feb. 14. He was the Herd's leading scorer (14.1 ppg) and rebounder (8.6 rpg) and posted career-highs of 18 rebounds and eight assists in a non-conference game at then-No. 7 Louisville.
"Last year, Ryan changed his entire game and became a complete player; in other words, a ball-handling point forward," second-year Herd coach Dan D'Antoni said. "He can handle the basketball from the 3-point line-out to the paint-in. He plays the full gamut of the game, from rebounding to 3-point shooting to posting up and passing. I expect a lot out of him. He's a leader of the team. I think he's grown as a leader, mentally, and he'll keep these guys focused so that we can have a really good season."
Marshall was picked ninth in the 14-team preseason poll.
The Preseason All-Conference USA team and poll are listed below.
2015-16 C-USA MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Student-Athlete School Class Pos. Hometown
Adrian Diaz FIU Senior F Miami, Fla.
Alex Hamilton Louisiana Tech Senior G Chipley, Fla.
Erik McCree Louisiana Tech Junior F Orlando, Fla.
Ryan Taylor Marshall Junior F Indianapolis, Ind.
Reggie Upshaw Jr. Middle Tennessee Junior F Chattanooga, Tenn.
Trey Freeman Old Dominion Senior G Hampton, Va.
Marcus Jackson Rice Junior G Acton, Calif.
Robert Brown UAB Senior G Clermont, Fla.
William Lee UAB Sophomore F Plantersville, Ala.
Earvin Morris UTEP Senior G Memphis, Tenn.
2015-16 C-USA PRESEASON POLL (#) first-place votes
1. UAB (11)
2. Old Dominion (3)
3. Middle Tennessee
4. UTEP
5. Louisiana Tech
6. WKU
7. Rice
8. North Texas
9. Marshall
10. FIU
11. Charlotte
12. Florida Atlantic
13. UTSA
14. Southern Miss
The Herd will begin 2015-16 competition with exhibition games at Cam Henderson Center on Nov. 12 (Bluefield State) and Nov. 15 (Newberry). Regular-season play opens Nov. 19 at Tennessee on SEC Network+. To view the entire Marshall men's basketball schedule with times as available to date, visit HerdZone.com.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter.
---HerdZone.com---
