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AAC Basketball: Top 10 returning players for 2019-20 season

By Ben Andreatta

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Jarron Cumberland #34 of the Cincinnati Bearcats reacts during the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 22: Jarron Cumberland #34 of the Cincinnati Bearcats reacts during the second half against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 22, 2019 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 11: A detailed view of the court before the final game of the 2018 AAC Basketball Championship at Amway Center on March 11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 11: A detailed view of the court before the final game of the 2018 AAC Basketball Championship at Amway Center on March 11, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

There’s a lot of returning talent for AAC Basketball for the upcoming season. Who are the best familiar faces for 2019-20?

AAC Basketball will begin a new season this year with a lot of new faces. The conference has lost a lot of its best players in the spring to guys declaring for the draft early and the seniors out of college eligibility. Offseason talk has revolved around all the new guys who will be joining the conference this year, from the freshman to the transfers who had to sit out last season.

This past spring we saw guys like Shizz Alston Jr, Corey Davis Jr, and Tacko Fall graduate. And were lucky enough to see Fall announce his presence to the rest of the world in the NBA Summer League after being drafted by the Celtics. Guys like Armoni Brooks and Aubrey Dawkins leave school early to enter their names into the NBA draft. Unfortunately for Brooks and Dawkins, neither one heard their name called during the NBA draft. A mistake for them to declare early?

Maybe, but who am I to judge them, they made the decision they felt was in their best interest and for that, I can’t fault them. Both Brooks and Dawkins both signed for teams this summer as undrafted free agents (Should be noted Corey Davis also signed as an Undrafted Free Agent).

Those are just some of the great players who have left the conference this past year. The guys on this list may have declared for the draft but ultimately decided to return to school, or they just might not have been ready for that next step to the NBA. Regardless, they’re back for this next season. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the 10 best players who will be returning to the AAC this upcoming season.