PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – University of Memphis sophomore has been named the American Athletic Conference Preseason Co-Player of the Year, as the Tigers were picked to finish fifth in the preseason coaches' poll.
Lawson claims Preseason Co-Player of the Year honors along with Cincinnati's Troy Caupain. Lawson and Caupain join three others: Gary Clark of Cincinnati, Ben Moore of SMU, and Damyean Dotson of Houston on the Preseason All-Conference First Team.
Memphis earned 63 points in the preseason poll. Cincinnati earned six first-place votes and 95 total points to be picked first in the Conference, while UConn received the remaining five first-place votes for 94 total points and a second place predicted finish.