IRVING, Texas — Justin Johnson has been named to the 2016-17 Conference USA Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team, while WKU has been picked to finish third in the league, as announced Thursday by the league office.
Johnson, a 6-foot-7 junior forward from Hazard, Ky., is WKU’s first preseason all-conference selection since George Fant and T.J. Price both made the list in the Hilltoppers’ inaugural season in C-USA in 2014-15.
Johnson was a steady force for the Hilltoppers during the 2015-16 season, appearing in 34 games with 26 starts. He finished the campaign averaging 14.