Chloe Mann<\/a>, who joined GCU this summer after spending her freshman campaign at Cincinnati, was named Mountain West Preseason Newcomer of the Year, joining Boise State’s Tatum Thompson (Preseason Player of the Year) and San Diego State’s Kendall Mosley (Preseason Freshman of the Year) for conference recognition.<\/p>\nMann also was named to the 10-player Preseason All-Mountain West Team, making her one of three underclassmen on the list.<\/p>\n
The Fort Worth, Texas, native averaged 8.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals for Cincinnati in 2024-25, when she scored a season-best 26 points at Baylor.<\/p>\n
Of the 12 Mountain West teams, GCU was tabbed seventh with 165 poll points, including one first-place vote. The full Mountain West preseason poll order of finish went as follows:
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\n\t
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\n\t\t\tRank
\n\t\t\tTeam (first-place votes)
\n\t\t\tPoints
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t1
\n\t\t\tUNLV (18)
\n\t\t\t269
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t2
\n\t\t\tColorado State (1)
\n\t\t\t234
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t3
\n\t\t\tSan Diego State (3)
\n\t\t\t230
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t4
\n\t\t\tBoise State (1)
\n\t\t\t204
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t5
\n\t\t\tNew Mexico (2)
\n\t\t\t200
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t6
\n\t\t\tWyoming
\n\t\t\t185
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t7
\n\t\t\tGrand Canyon (1)
\n\t\t\t165
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t8
\n\t\t\tAir Force
\n\t\t\t126
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t9
\n\t\t\tFresno State
\n\t\t\t91
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t10
\n\t\t\tNevada
\n\t\t\t89
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t11
\n\t\t\tUtah State
\n\t\t\t49
\n\t\t
\n\t\t
\n\t\t\t12
\n\t\t\tSan Jos\u00e9 State
\n\t\t\t42
\n\t\t
\n\t
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