Men’s Basketball Selected Third in Skyline Preseason Poll
Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)
New York, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's basketball team finished third in the Skyline Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll, which was released on the conference website on Tuesday morning.
After a season in which head coach Kevin Spann led the Golden Eagles to the Skyline Conference Championship in his first year at the helm, the former LIU Post standout leads a side that returns seven players, including All-Skyline Second-Team selections Andy Laurent and Fernando Vazquez.
Sage, the defending conference champion, was chosen to finish first, collecting 97 points and eight first-place votes. Old Westbury slotted in at #2 with 82 points and one first place vote. The Golden Eagles were the only other team to receive a first-place vote (1), but trailed the Panthers with 74 points in third.
2015-16 Skyline Conference Men's Basketball - Preseason Coaches Poll
Place. Team (first-place votes), voting points (2014-15 record / Skyline record)
- Sage (8), 97 (23-5 / 15-3)
- Old Westbury (1), 82 (13-14 / 12-6)
- St. Joseph's-Long Island (1), 74 (17-10 / 13-5)
- Mount Saint Vincent, 64 (18-9 / 13-5)
- Yeshiva, 61 (14-11 / 11-7)
- Purchase, 55 (9-17 / 9-9)
- Mount Saint Mary (1), 53 (8-17 / 7-11)
- St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 43 (18-10 overall)
- Farmingdale State, 42 (8-17 / 6-12)
- Maritime, 24 (6-19 / 4-14)
- Sarah Lawrence, 10 (1-24 / 0-18)
For the full Skyline write-up, redirect here.
St. Joseph's kicks off its season on Friday, November 13, when they travel to Queens, NY to face York College at 7:00 PM. The Golden Eagles open their Skyline Conference campaign on the road against Old Westbury on Tuesday, November 24. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 PM.
