Emory University men's basketball senior Ethan Fauss was chosen as a Preseason All-American by D3hoops.com Wednesday afternoon as the publication released its annual list highlighting the top players in the country for the upcoming season.
Fauss was selected as one of the nation's best heading into the 2026-27 season as he was one of five players tabbed to the Preseason All-America First Team and one of 25 players in total spotlighted on the list. With Fauss leading the charge, the Eagles were previously recognized this preseason by being tapped as the No. 4 team in the nation in the national preseason poll by the D3hoops.com voting panel.
The St. Louis, Missouri native becomes the seventh player in program history to be honored as a D3hoops.com Preseason All-American and the second-ever to be named to the First Team. Fauss joins Jake Davis (2012-13 Second Team, 2013-14 Honorable Mention), Adam Gigax (2017-18 Fourth Team), Romin Williams (2019-20 Honorable Mention), Matthew Schner (2021-22 Honorable Mention), Jair Knight (2025-26 First Team) and Ben Pearce (2025-26 Second Team) on the list of all-time Emory Preseason All-Americans.
Fauss is coming off a junior campaign where he landed All-University Athletic Association Second Team acclaim and was a Third Team Academic All-America pick by the College Sports Communicators. In 27 games as a starter, Fauss averaged 15.0 points per game to go along with a UAA-leading 8.6 rebounds per game as he played an average of 31.6 minutes per game.
Furthermore, Fauss was crucial during Emory's NCAA tournament run coming in at 15.5 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game across the six games while knocking down a pivotal go-ahead three-pointer in closing seconds of overtime in the Eagles' second round win over Roanoke as well as game-tying three-pointer in final moments of the national title game.
The Eagles, led by Fauss, will kick off the 2026-27 season at home on November 9th as the team hosts Piedmont University in a 7:30 PM tipoff.
