USA South Releases Preseason Coaches Poll for Men’s Basketball

USA South Releases Preseason Coaches Poll for Men’s Basketball
Posted: Oct 28, 2021

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BREVARD, N.C. – The USA South Conference and its coaches have announced its annual preseason poll for men's basketball, slotting the Brevard College men's basketball team seventh in the West Division.

2021-22 USA South Men's Basketball Coaches Preseason Poll
West Division

Rank

Institution (1st Place Votes)

Points

1.

Maryville^ (6)

36

2.

Piedmont

30

3.

Covenant (1)

25

4.

Huntingdon

22

5.

LaGrange

16

6.

Berea

13

7.

Brevard

5

^Defending Division Champion

Maryville College, the defending 2020-21 USA South West Division Tournament Champion, received 36 points and six first-place votes in the poll to finish as preseason favorites. Piedmont University was slotted second with 30 points, while Covenant College received 25 points and the lone remaining first-place vote for a third-place finish.

Huntingdon College (4th, 22 points), LaGrange College (5th, 16 points), and Berea College (6th, 13 points) were picked ahead of Brevard in the tabulation.

The 2022 USA South Men's Basketball Tournament will be conducted exclusively on campus sites. The top-four seeded teams from each division will advance to postseason play. The tournament is slated to begin on Tuesday, February 22 with first-round action. The semifinals are scheduled for Friday, February 25, with the championship set for Saturday, February 26.

Coming off a seven-game pandemic shortened 2020-21 season, the Brevard men's basketball team is geared up for a full season of competition. The Tornados return several key contributors from last season, including sophomore LB Boyette and junior David Sealy, who ranked second and third on the Tornados in scoring last season, respectively. BC returns 17 players from last season in total, while welcoming six newcomers to the team.

BC begins its 2021-22 campaign with a Saturday, November 6 trip down to Atlanta to take on Oglethorpe University at 3 p.m. Brevard will open home action on Friday, November 12 versus Berry College at 6 p.m. inside the Boshamer Gymnasium.

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