Albany State’s Shakur Poteat named preseason All-SIAC, Golden Rams picked seventh

ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-SIAC Men’s Basketball Team, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Monday,aturing four returning players from the 2023-24 All-SIAC lineup.
 
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
 

FIRST TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Walter Peggs Jr.*	Guard	Spring Hill	Senior	Jackson, Tenn.
Alvin Miles*	Guard	Miles	Senior	Memphis, Tenn.
Martez Jones*	Forward	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Tuskegee, Ala.
Shakur Poteat*	Guard	Albany State	Junior	Orlando, Fla.
Shemani Fuller	Forward	Clark Atlanta	Junior	Bronx, N.Y.
* – RETURNING 2023-24 ALL-SIAC SELECTION

 

SECOND TEAM
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Kharye Cayne	Forward/Center	Clark Atlanta	Senior	Raleigh, N.C.
Steven Key II	Guard	Central State	Junior	Cleveland, Ohio
Corey Trotter	Forward	Miles	R-Junior	Augusta, Ga.
Kusamae Draper	Forward	Tuskegee	Junior	Conyers, Ga.
Qua King	Forward	Savannah State	Senior	Dublin, Ga.

 

PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Alvin Miles	Guard	Miles	Senior	Memphis, Tenn.

 

PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL	CLASS	HOMETOWN
Kharye Cayne	Forward/Center	Clark Atlanta	Senior	Raleigh, N.C.

 

PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (BY DIVISION)

EAST DIVISION

1. Clark Atlanta

2. Morehouse

3. Benedict

4. Savannah State

5. Edward Waters

6. Allen

7. Albany State

8. Fort Valley State

WEST DIVISION

1. Miles

2. Tuskegee

3. Kentucky State

4. Spring Hill

5. LeMoyne-Owen

6. Lane

7. Central State