Men's bball picked 7th in preseason A-10 poll

The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team was picked to finish in seventh in the Atlantic 10 Conference this season based on voting by media and coaches released Thursday.

Charlotte senior point guard DiJuan Harris was named to the preseason all-conference second team and freshman Shamarr Bowden was named to the all-rookie team.

Predicted order of finish
(First place votes in parantheses)

1. Dayton (33)
2. Xavier (18)
3. Richmond (4)
4. La Salle (2)
5. Duquesne
(tie) Temple
7. Charlotte
8. Rhode Island
9. UMass
10. Saint Joseph's
11. St. Bonaventure
12. Saint Louis
13. George Washington
14. Fordham

A-10 PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First-Team
Lavoy Allen, Temple
Kevin Anderson, Richmond
Rodney Green, La Salle
Ricky Harris, Massachusetts
Chris Wright, Dayton

Second-Team
David Gonzalvez, Richmond
DiJuan Harris, Charlotte
Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure
Marcus Johnson, Dayton
Damian Saunders, Duquesne

Third-Team
Bill Clark, Duquesne
Keith Cothran, Rhode Island
Jordan Crawford, Xavier
Dan Geriot, Richmond
Kwamain Mitchell, Saint Louis

Defensive Team
Dante’ Jackson, Xavier
Jason Love, Xavier
Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure
London Warren, Dayton
Garrett Williamson, Saint Joseph’s

Rookie Team
Shamarr Bowden, Charlotte
Chris Gaston, Fordham
Aaric Murray, La Salle
Freddie Riley, Massachusetts
Terrell Vinson, Massachusetts