Conference USA Offseason Rundown
Also, here's the link to the preseason events so you can see the participants for each.
CENTRAL FLORIDA
Staff changes: None
Preseason tournament: Global Classic
Non-conference games: 11-23 at Florida; 12-18 vs. Miami; 11-10 at South Florida; 1-2 vs. South Florida
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Wayne Martin (Southeast Missouri State)
Sat out: Calvin Newell (Oklahoma), C.J. Reed (Bethune-Cookman)
Early departure: None
EAST CAROLINA
Staff changes: None
Preseason tournament: None
Non-conference games: TBD vs. North Carolina; 12-1 at Charlotte; 12-22 at UMass
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Darius Morales
Sat out: Akeem Richmond (URI); Ty Armstrong (Auburn)
Early departure: None
HOUSTON
Staff changes: Assistant Ulric Maligi left for SMU.
Preseason tournament: None
Non-conference games: 12-15 vs. Texas A&M
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Alandise Harris (Arkansas); Kirk Van Slyke
Sat out: J.J. Richardson (Pittsburgh)
Early departure: Jonathan Simmons
MARSHALL
Staff changes: Assistant Jorge Fernandez and director of basketball operations Mike Brown (assistant at NJIT) also left. Head coach Tom Herrion has yet to hire anyone to replace them.
Preseason tournament: Host exempt event (includes New Mexico State)
Non-conference games: 12-5 vs. West Virginia in Charleston; 12-15 vs. Cincinnati in Charleston; 12-19 at Akron; 1-5 at Ohio
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Justin Coleman
Sat out: Kelvin Amayo (academics)
Early departure: None
MEMPHIS
Staff changes: Assistant Aki Collins (Marquette) replaces Jack Murphy (head coach at Northern Arizona)
Preseason tournament: Battle of Atlantis
Non-conference games: 12-15 vs. Louisville; 1-4 at Tennessee; 2-2 at Xavier; 12-5 vs. Ohio; 12-19 vs. Harvard
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Drew Barham (Gonzaga - eligible immediately); Charles Carmouche (eligible immediately)
Sat out: None
Early departure: Will Barton
RICE
Staff changes: Adam Cohen (USC) replaced assistant Mike Roberts (UNC Greensboro).
Preseason tournament: Anaheim Classic
Non-conference games: 12-29 at Texas; TBD at Temple; 1-5 at Harvard
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- David Chadwick (Valparaiso); Dylan Ennis (Villanova); Jarelle Reischel (Rhode Island)
Sat out: None
Early departure: Ahmad Ibrahim (pro)
SOUTHERN METHODIST
Staff changes: New coach Larry Brown has put together a staff of coach-in-waiting Tim Jankovich (Illinois State), Ulric Maligi (Houston) and Jerrence Howard (Illinois)
Preseason tournament: Hoops for Hope in Puerto Vallarta (11-23-25)
Non-conference games: 11-11 vs. Loyola Marymount
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- Josiah Turner (Arizona); Crandall Head (Illinois); Nic Moore (Illinois State); OUT -- Eric Norman, Ricmonds Vilde, Jeremiah Samarripas
Sat out: None
Early departure: None
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Staff changes: New coach Donnie Tyndall (Morehead State) brought Wade O'Connor, Jareem Dowling, Adam Howard with him from Morehead. Director of basketball operations Justin Phelps came from South Carolina.
Preseason tournament: None
Non-conference games: 12-4 vs. Arizona; 11-15 vs. Georgia
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- Chip Armelin (Minnesota); Aaron Brown (Temple); OUT -- LaShay Page (South Carolina - eligible immediately)
Sat out: Christian Kabongo (New Mexico State); Dwayne Davis
Early departure: None
TULANE
Staff changes: Director of basketball operations Matt Lewis has left.
Preseason tournament: Nebraska Classic Except Event
Non-conference games: 11-9 vs. Georgia Tech; 11-21 vs. Nebraska
Trips: Bahamas (Aug. 12-16)
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- Grant Florentinos (SIU-Edwardsville); Malte Ziegenhagen
Sat out: None
Early departure: None
TULSA
Staff changes: New coach Danny Manning (Kansas) added Steve Woodberry (Missouri State), Wendell Moore (UMKC), Brett Ballard (Baker) and Justin Bauman (San Francisco) as the director of basketball operations.
Preseason tournament: None
Non-conference games: 11-5 vs, Missouri State; 12-9 vs. TCU; 11-28 at Wichita State; 12-19 at Creighton; 12-29 vs. Florida State in the Orange Bowl Classic
Trips: Toronto (Aug. 14-19)
Transfers: IN -- Kauri Black (Northeastern - eligible immediately); Blaise Staab (Columbia - eligible immediately) ; OUT -- Jordan Clarkson (Missouri), Eric McClellan (Vanderbilt)
Sat out: None
Early departure: None
UAB
Staff changes: New coach Jerod Haase (North Carolina) hired assistants Robert Ehsan (Virginia Tech) and Jeff Wulbrun (Virginia Tech), Richie Riley, former North Carolina guard Bobby Frasor as director of basketball operations and former Vandy and UAB player George Drake as assistant of basketball operations.
Preseason tournament: South Padre Invitational
Non-conference games: 11-14 at Creighton; 12-1 at North Carolina; 12-5 at Middle Tennessee; 12-16 at Rutgers; 1-5 at Dayton
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- Terence Jones (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - eligible immediately); OUT -- Ovie Soko (Duquesne); Herb Harrison
Sat out: Isiah Jones (redshirt)
Early departure: None
UTEP
Staff changes: None
Preseason tournament: Old Spice Classic; hosting Sun Bowl Classic
Non-conference games: 12-17 vs. UNLV; vs. Oregon; 11-15 at Arizona; at Colorado State
Trips: None
Transfers: IN -- None; OUT -- D'Von Campbell (Hutchinson JC); Mike Perez (Nevada)
Sat out: McKenzie Moore (out until December); Hooper Vint (injured); Malcolm Moore (injured)
Early departure: None
