Drexel picked to finish second in CAA
Drexel's men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association behind Towson in a preseason poll of the conference's coaches, media relations directors, and the news media who cover the teams.
Drexel's men's basketball team was picked to finish second in the Colonial Athletic Association behind Towson in a preseason poll of the conference's coaches, media relations directors, and the news media who cover the teams.
The Dragons are coming off a 13-18 season. They will be led by two players who earned preseason first-team all-conference honors, senior point guard Frantz Massenat and junior guard Damion Lee.
Another key veteran for coach Bruiser Flint is senior forward Dartaye Ruffin. Also returning is guard Chris Fouch, who played just three games before suffering a season-ending broken ankle last year. Fouch earned honorable mention on the preseason all-CAA team.
The College of Charleston was picked to finish third, followed by Delaware, William and Mary, Northeastern, James Madison, North Carolina-Wilmington, and Hofstra.
Atlantic Ten women
Dayton was the top pick by conference coaches in the A-10 women's basketball preseason poll. Defending champion St. Joseph's was picked to finish second. La Salle was a 10th-place pick.