Albany State Rams picked to finish last in SIAC East
Staff Reports
ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2015-2016 Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, all-conference team, and predicted order of finish Tuesday during the league’s media day in Tucker, Ga. Albany State was chosen to finish seventh in the SIAC East Division.
Albany State finished with a 9-19 record (5-13 in the SIAC) last season and lost 80-63 to Tuskegee in the first round of the SIAC Tournament. Benedict College was voted to win the SIAC East with nine first-place votes. Paine was chosen second with six first-place votes, and Morehouse received two first-place votes for third place. Claflin, Clark Atlanta and Fort Valley State also finished ahead of the Rams.
Stillman was picked first in the SIAC West Division with eight first-place votes. Lane and LeMoyne-Owen were tied for second with three first-place votes apiece, while Tuskegee was voted to finish fourth. Miles, Kentucky State, Central State and Spring Hill rounded out the rest of the west division.
2015-2016 SIAC Preseason Men’s Basketball Team
*Denzel Dillingham, Paine
*Terrance Bridgeman, Lane
*Rodnerius Lewis, Stillman
*Tyrone Brown, Morehouse
Arnis Libazs, Paine
*Tyrius Walker, Morehouse
*Maiscei Grier, Miles
*Jerry Hampton, LeMoyne-Owen
*Adolph Caldwell, Claflin
*Brennan Reynard, Benedict
Cornell Bennett, Clark-Atlanta
Marcus Crenshaw, Stillman
Malcolm Smith, Kentucky State
Ryan McNeil-Moses, Claflin
Kevin May, Tuskegee
SIAC Preseason Player of the Year — Denzel Dillingham, Paine
SIAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year — Jerry Hampton, LeMoyne-Owen
*Denotes players were members of the 2014-2015 SIAC All-Conference team.
Predicted Order of Finish
East Division (1st Place Votes)
1. Benedict (9)
2. Paine (6)
3. Morehouse (2)
4. Claflin
5. Clark Atlanta
6. Fort Valley State
7. Albany State
West Division
1. Stillman (8)
2. Lane (3)
LeMoyne-Owen (3)
4. Tuskegee (1)
5. Miles
6. Kentucky State (1)
7. Central State (1)
8. Spring Hill
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