College men’s basketball: Catawba picked 7th in SAC poll
Published 1:15 am Wednesday, November 2, 2022
- Catawba Coach Rob Perron active on the bench. photo by Wayne Hinshaw, for the Salisbury Post
SAC Sports information
Rock Hill, S.C. — Lincoln Memorial is the preseason favorite for South Atlantic Conference men’s basketball, followed by Wingate.
Carson-Newman and Tusculum are tied for third, with Newberry, Lenoir-Rhyne and Catawba rounding out the top seven. Anderson and Limestone are tied for eighth, Coker and Mars Hill are tied for 10th, while UVA Wise and Emory & Henry round out the poll.
Catawba’s Kris Robinson was a third team preseason pick.
Rank | School (1st Place Votes) | Points |
1. | Lincoln Memorial (11) | 143 |
2. | Wingate (1) | 121 |
T-3. | Carson-Newman | 116 |
T-3. | Tusculum | 116 |
5. | Newberry | 105 |
6. | Lenoir-Rhyne | 84 |
7. | Catawba | 82 |
T-8. | Anderson | 65 |
T-8. | Limestone | 65 |
T-10. | Coker | 35 |
T-10. | Mars Hill | 35 |
12. | UVA Wise | 24 |
13. | Emory & Henry | 23 |
2022-23 SAC Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference
First Team
Chase Rankin, Lincoln Memorial
Jordan Guest, Lincoln Memorial
Mekell Burries, Lincoln Memorial
Ben Gahlert, Limestone
TJ Nesmith, Lenoir-Rhyne
Jarren Cottingham, Wingate
Second Team
TJ Brown, Newberry
Luke Brenegan, Carson-Newman
Kadyn Dawkins, Mars Hill
Quandaveon McCollum, Newberry
Bryant Thomas, Carson-Newman
Donnell Nixon II, Wingate
Third Team
Inady Legiste, Tusculum
Kris Robinson, Catawba
Gabe Brown, Emory & Henry
Sean Elmore, Wingate
Andreas Wilson, Wingate
Joel Pettiford, UVA Wise