2013-14 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll (points)
#1 - Kentucky Wesleyan College (49 - unanimous)
#2 - Cedarville University (38)
#3 - Alderson Broaddus University (37)
#4 - Central State University (31)
#5 - Trevecca Nazarene University (25)
#6 - Davis & Elkins College (19)
#7 - Salem International University (16)
#8 - Ohio Valley University (9)
#1 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE
@KWCPanthers - Head Coach Happy Osborne
2012-13 Overall Record: 20-8
2012-13 G-MAC Record: N/A (GLVC - 11-7)
Team averaged 77.0 points per game - Led by Dazmond Starke's 15.1 points per game
Team is ranked as high as #3 in various NCAA DII preseason polls - also featured as #11 and #12 in two other polls
Starke led the team in scoring over 27 games played, but started just three times.
Lucas Baker led the team with 128 assists and is the top returning scorer with 10.1 ppg 7.5 rebounds per game.
Lucas Barker will return and led the team with Panthers were the #7 seed in the GLVC Tournament and lost in the Quarterfinals to Wisconsin-Parkside
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Head Coach Happy Osborne |
Head Coach Happy Osborne |
Head Coach Happy Osborne |
Head Coach Happy Osborne |
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Head Coach Happy Osborne |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
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Senior Dominique Dawson |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
Senior Dominique Dawson |
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#2 CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY
@CUJackets - Head Coach Pat Estepp
2012-13 Overall Record: 22-9
2012-13 G-MAC Record: 5-1 (first place of four teams and Tournament Champions)
Team averaged 77.6 points per game - Led by G-MAC Player of the Year Zimmy Nwogbo's 17.1 points per game
Graduated six seniors that combined for more than two-thirds of the teams scoring in 2012-13
Yellow Jackets will look to extend its 12 consecutive 20-win season streak
Top three returning scorers: Marcus Reineke (7.9 ppg), Brian Grant (7.5 ppg), and Jason Cuffee (7.4 ppg)
Grant was the second best rebounder on the team with 5.4 boards per game despite playing only 19.3 minutes per game
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Head Coach Pat Estepp |
Head Coach Pat Estepp |
Head Coach Pat Estepp |
Head Coach Pat Estepp |
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Head Coach Pat Estepp |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
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Junior Jason Cuffee |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
Junior Jason Cuffee |
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Junior Jason Cuffee |
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#3 ALDERSON BROADDUS UNIVERSITY
@ABBattlers - Head Coach Greg Zimmerman
2012-13 Overall Record: 20-9
2012-13 G-MAC Record: N/A (WVIAC - 17-6)
Advanced to the WVIAC Semifinals as the #3 seed and lost to #2 Fairmont State by one point (75-74)
Team averaged 76.3 points per game - Led by Kurklin Bohanon's 17.8 points per game
Adam Kline is top returning scorer, ranking fourth on the team last season, with 7.5 points per game
Kline is also top retunring rebounder, ranked second with 6.0 boards per game.
Battlers also return their top distributor in Malcolm Tatum, who led the team with 84 assists
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Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
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Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
Head Coach Greg Zimmerman |
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Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
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Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
Senior Adam Kline |
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#4 CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY
@MarauderSports - Head Coach Donte Jackson
2012-13 Overall Record: 17-10
2012-13 G-MAC Record: 4-2 (#2 seed in G-MAC Tournament, lost to #3 Trevecca in semifinals)
Team averaged 74.6 points per game - Led by DeMarkus Isom-Jones' 19.2 points per game
LeDonte Body returns after scoring 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game last season in just nine starts.
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Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
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Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
Head Coach Donte Jackson |
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Senior LeDonte Body |
Senior LeDonte Body |
Senior LeDonte Body |
Senior LeDonte Body |
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Senior LeDonte Body |
Senior LeDonte Body |
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#5 TREVECCA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
@TNUsports - Head Coach Sam Harris
2012-13 Overall Record: 11-17
2012-13 G-MAC Record: 3-3 (third of four teams)
Team averaged 67.5 points per game - Led by Marquise Rudolph's 14.1 points per game
After a difficult start, where they compiled a record of 3-10, they finished the season 8-7, which included four overtime decisions (2-2)
Maliek Daniels and JP Nyadaro joined Rudolph in double-figures, averaging 13.2 and 12.2 ppg - all three leading scorers do not return in 2013-14
Nick Drake is the leading returning scorer at 8.2 ppg - he did lead the team in made three-pointers and was second to Rudolph in assists.
TNU did not face any of the new additions to the G-MAC last year.
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Head Coach Sam Harris
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#6 DAVIS & ELKINS COLLEGE
@SenatorNation - Head Coach Chris Cottrell
2012-13 Overall Record: 9-17
2012-13 G-MAC Record: N/A (WVIAC - 8-15 - went 2-1 vs. Alderson Braoddus and Ohio Valley)
Team averaged 71.6 points per game - Led by senior D'Quan Lynch's 16.8 points per game
Devin Miller is top returning scoring, finishing second behind Lynch with 14.7 points per game
Feature eight new players, a new coach, a new conference, and a new region
Had won three of four games before losing their final three games, including a first round exit in the WVIAC Tournament.
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Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
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Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
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Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Head Coach Chris Cottrell |
Senior Devin Miller |
Senior Devin Miller |
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Senior Devin Miller |
Senior Devin Miller |
Senior Devin Miller |
Senior Devin Miller |
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#7 SALEM INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
@SIUTigers - Head Coach Randy Unger
2012-13 Overall Record: 10-16
2012-13 G-MAC Record: N/A (was independent in 2012-13)
Was 1-4 in games against 2013-14 G-MAC opponents in 2012-13
Team averaged 76.5 points per game - Led by Kenneth McCornell's 12.8 points per game. He led team with 58 three-pointers.
Scored 333 points, and 127 points more than the team's next leading scorers (Raymor Porter and Johnathan Roper each had 206 points)
Featured a four-game winning streak in the middle of the season and also posted a 7-4 winning record at home
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Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
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Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
Head Coach Randy Unger |
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BJ Brock |
BJ Brock |
BJ Brock |
BJ Brock |
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Freddy Edouard |
Freddy Edouard |
Freddy Edouard |
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#8 OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY
@OVU_Athletics - Head Coach Mike Snell
2012-13 Overall Record: 3-26
2012-13 G-MAC Record: N/A (WVIAC - 2-20 last season)
Did not play a G-MAC opponent in 2012-13, but went 0-2 against Davis and Elkins and Alderson Broaddus in WVIAC play last season
Team averaged 65.0 points per game - Led by senior Aston Brown's 18.7 points per game, ten more than the second leading scorer
Top returning scorers are Osvaldas Gaizauskas (8.8 ppg) and Jerry Macon Jr. (8.6 ppg)
Spread out their three wins about a month apart (Nov. 9, Dec. 10, and Jan. 17)
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Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
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Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
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Head Coach Mike Snell |
Head Coach Mike Snell |
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Junior Austin Parker |
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Junior Austin Parker |
Junior Austin Parker |
Junior Austin Parker |
Junior Austin Parker |
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