June 18, 2003
RICHMOND, VA -- The Colonial Athletic Association men's and women's basketball coaches have offered their projections for the 2003-04 basketball season. The George Mason University men and the Old Dominion University women are the early frontrunners according to a poll of the 10 men's and 10 women's coaches. The Monarch men were projected for a sixth place finish. The coaches also selected All-CAA first and second teams.
Among the preseason honorees include Alex Loughton (Perth, Australia) on the men's side on the second team, while on the women's side Monique Coker (Bronx, NY) and Corrina Turner (Miami, FL) picked up first team honors and Shareese Grant (Va. Beach, VA) was named to the second team.
2003-04 Men's Basketball Coaches' Projections(first place votes in parenthesis)
1. GMU (7) 792. UNCW (2) 673. VCU (1) 65T4. DEL 51T4. DREX 516. ODU 477. HOF 398. JMU 249. W&M 1510. TOW 12
Pre-Season First TeamDomonic Jones, VCUMark Davis, GMUKenny Adeleke, HOFAdam Hess, W&MTroy Godwin, VCU
Pre-Season Second TeamMike Slattery, DELMike Ames, DELNick George, VCUAlex Loughton, ODUAnthony Terrell, UNCW
2003-04 Women's Basketball Coaches' Projections(first place votes in parenthesis)
1. ODU (9) 812. UNCW 673. DEL (1) 644. GMU 595. JMU 516. VCU 38T7. HOF 26T7. W&M 269. DREX 2310. TOW 15
Pre-Season First TeamJen Derevjanik, GMUCherie Lea, UNCWMonique Coker, ODUTiara Malcolm, DELCorrina Turner, ODU
Pre-Season Second TeamSharese Grant, ODUCyndy Wilks, VCUVernessa Neamo, GMUAmaka Agugua, HOFCatherine Scanlon, DREX