IRVING, Texas – Players from five different schools are represented on the 2017-18 All-Conference USA men's basketball first-team, featuring three seniors and two juniors. Marshall junior guard Jon Elmore, Middle Tennessee senior forward Nick King, Old Dominion junior guard Ahmad Caver, UAB senior forward Chris Cokley and WKU senior forward Justin Johnson comprise the league’s first team unit. Voting on the awards was done by the C-USA head coaches and media members in each conference city.
 
Overall, 10 different schools placed at least one player among the group of 15 that make up the first, second and third team All-Conference units.  The teams are filled with upperclassmen, with one graduate student, six seniors, six juniors, one sophomore and one freshman comprising the squad.
 
A pair of UTSA rookies are joined by one player each from Louisiana Tech, UAB and WKU on the conference’s All-Freshman team. 
 
The C-USA five member All-Defensive Team consists of stop down standouts from FIU, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and UAB.
 
The Conference USA Superlative awards for Freshman of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year will be announced Tuesday. The C-USA Player of the Year and the C-USA Gene Bartow Coach of the Year will be unveiled on Wednesday.
 
The 2018 C-USA Men’s Basketball Championship presented by Baylor Scott & White Sports Performance Center at The Star in Frisco tips off on Wednesday at 6 p.m. CT. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ConferenceUSA.com.
 
2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM
Jon Elmore, Marshall, Jr., G, 6-3, 185, Charleston, West Virginia
Nick King, Middle Tennessee, Sr., F, 6-7, 225, Memphis, Tennessee
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-2, 170, Atlanta, Georgia
Chris Cokley, UAB, Sr., F, 6-8, 238, Savannah, Georgia
Justin Johnson, WKU, Sr., F, 6-7, 245, Hazard, Kentucky

2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA SECOND TEAM
C.J. Burks, Marshall, Jr., G, 6-4, 195, Martinsburg, West Virginia
Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee, Sr., G, 6-2, 217, Athens, Alabama
Roosevelt Smart, North Texas, So., G, 6-3, 185, Chicago, Illinois
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-0, 160, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Darius Thompson, WKU, Gr., 6-4, 190, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
 
2017-18 ALL-CONFERENCE USA THIRD TEAM
Brian Beard Jr., FIU, Jr., G, 5-10, 180, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Ronald Delph, Florida Atlantic, R-Sr., C, 7-0, 245, Winter Haven, Florida
Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech, Sr., G, 6-6, 175, St. Petersburg, Florida
Ajdin Penava, Marshall, Jr., F, 6-9, 220, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
B.J. Stith, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-5, 215, Lawrenceville, Virginia
 
2017-18 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Anthony Duruji, Louisiana Tech, Fr., F, 6-7, 198, Germantown, Maryland
Zack Bryant, UAB, Fr., G, 6-2, 180, Hastings, Florida
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-0, 160, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Keaton Wallace, UTSA, Fr., G, 6-3, 170, Dallas, Texas
Taveion Hollingsworth, WKU, Fr., G, 6-2, 175, Lexington, Kentucky
 
2017-18 CONFERENCE USA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Brian Beard Jr., FIU, Jr., G, 5-10, 180, Rancho Cucamonga, California
Ajdin Penava, Marshall, Jr., F, 6-9, 220, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tyrik Dixon, Middle Tennessee, So., G, 6-1, 184, Bentonville, Arkansas
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion, Jr., G, 6-2, 170, Atlanta, Georgia
William Lee, UAB, Sr., F, 6-9, 206, Selma, Alabama