As per their well-deserved reputation, the Warriors ranked first in steal rate, second in turnover rate and third in block rate during league play last year buoyed by its trademark swarming, confounding and morphing zone defense. Ziggy Reid (Sr, F, 6’6”, 235 lbs.): 11.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 43 3PFGĮntering its final year of NCAA DI reclassification and first year of NEC postseason eligibility, look for Merrimack and seventh year head coach Joe Gallo to mount an all-out defensive assault on the opposition in order to make good on its preseason favorite ranking and bring a conference title back to North Andover. If a reclassifying institution wins the NEC Tournament championship, the tournament runner-up will advance to the NCAA Tournament as the NEC’s automatic qualifier. With the new policy in place, Merrimack becomes postseason eligible this season and Stonehill in 2024-25. Given the rule changes adopted by peer leagues in the last year and the increased focus on the student-athlete experience, the NEC Council of Presidents voted to allow reclassifying institutions to participate in the NEC postseason championships in years three and four of the four-year reclassification process. The eight-team NEC Tournament will take place on March 1 (quarterfinals), 4 (semifinals) & 7 (championship), with each game taking place at the home of the higher seed. The 2022-23 conference season begins on December 29 with the nine teams playing a 16-game traditional round-robin schedule. Over the last 35 years, the coaches have proven inaccurate on 31 occasions or 89 percent of the time. The announcement of the annual preseason poll was made Wednesday morning as part of the NEC Basketball Social Media Day webcast from the Prudential Center that aired on NEC Front Row and ESPN3.Ĭonducted annually, NEC coaches have only managed to correctly forecast the eventual league champion two times in the last 23 years. LIU and NEC newcomer Stonehill rounded out the field in that order. Francis Brooklyn was slotted fifth, and there was a tie for sixth between CCSU and FDU. Defending NEC regular season champion Wagner received the final first place vote and finished fourth in the rankings. The Pioneers earned a pair of first place nods. To reserve your seats with any of the great ticket packages mentioned above, visit /tickets or call 50 today.Sacred Heart and Saint Francis U landed second and third, respectively, in the poll. Season tickets, Flex Plans and Mini Plans are on sale now and fans are encouraged to reserve their seats now for the great games set to take place at the Jack Stephens Center this season. Little Rock's first time on the newly-renovated Jack Stephens Center court will be on Thursday, November 10, facing Arkansas Baptist as part of a home-opening doubleheader. The Trojans open up their 2022-23 season in less than three weeks, traveling to Southern Illinois for the season opener on November 7. Among those that missed significant time last year, Walker is excited for the return of DeAntoni Gordon, Myron Gardner, Ethan Speaker and Chris Walker, along with a talented influx of freshmen. Smith and sophomore Jordan Jefferson are the only other Trojans back that played in at least 18 games last season as head coach Darrell Walker's squad was beset by injuries in 2021-22. Little Rock area natives CJ White and D.J. Jovan Stulic also returns for his senior season averaging 7.8 points and is the top returning shooter, making 51.4% of his shots from the floor and 43.8% from three point range. The Trojans return seven of its top-nine returning scorers from last year, led Isaiah Palermo's 10.8 points per game and team-best 291 points. Little Rock is getting set for its first season its new conference home with a good blend of returners and newcomers. Morehead State was tabbed the preseason favorites with 138 points and seven first place votes with Tennessee State (130 pts.), UT Martin (120 pts.), Southeast Missouri (115 pts.) and SIU Edwardsville (111 pts.) sitting ahead of the Trojans.
Little Rock tallied 102 total points, sitting sixth among the 10-team league. The voting was conducted by the league's head coaches and communications directors. – Little Rock has been picked to finish sixth in the 2022-23 Preseason Ohio Valley Conference poll, announced by the league as part of OVC Basketball Media Days.
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