The American Conference has released its preseason poll and all-conference team with ECU senior Jordan Riley receiving special recognition.
Below are more details from ECU Sports Information.
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Riley’s first team honor marks the second consecutive preseason that the Pirates have landed a player on the American’s Preseason First Team with former Pirate RJ Felton earning a spot last year. Riley joins Felton and Jayden Gardner as the only two Pirates to earn American Preseason First Team honors.
The Brentwood, N.Y. native played a key role in his first year in Greenville in 2024-25, leading the Pirates and the American in steals per game with two. Riley added a career-best 14.5 points per contest and grabbed six rebounds per game while starting and playing in all 33 games ECU played. His 66 steals recorded in 2024-25 are the third-most by a Pirate in a single season and his two steals per game are tied for the fourth-best average in a single season in program history. Riley recorded multiple steals in 20 of his 33 games played and tallied a career-best five steals in three different games.
Riley and the Pirates will open the 2025-26 season inside Minges Coliseum on Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. against Georgia Southern.
2025-26 American Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
| Preseason Poll | Points | |
| 1 | Memphis (11) | 143 |
| 2 | South Florida (2) | 128 |
| 3 | Tulane | 122 |
| 4 | UAB | 98 |
| 5 | Wichita State | 93 |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 80 |
| 7 | North Texas | 77 |
| 8 | Tulsa | 74 |
| 9 | Temple | 65 |
| 10 | East Carolina | 53 |
| 11 | UTSA | 32 |
| 12 | Rice | 27 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 22 |
Preseason Player of the Year
Rowan Brumbaugh, R-Jr., G, Tulane
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Josiah Parker, G, Florida Atlantic
Preseason All-Conference First Team
Jordan Riley, Sr., G, East Carolina
Aaron Bradshaw, Jr., F, Memphis
Dug McDaniel, Sr., G, Memphis
Rowan Brumbaugh, R-Jr., G, Tulane*
Kenyon Giles, Sr., G, Wichita State
Preseason All-Conference Second Team
Daimion Collins, R-Sr., F, South Florida
Izaiyah Nelson, Sr., F, South Florida
Vasean Allette, Jr., G, UTSA
Asher Woods, Sr., G, Tulane
David Green, Gr., F, Tulsa
* denotes unanimous selection