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MEAC MEDIA DAY PRESEASON POLL:
- Howard
- Norfolk State
- NC Central
- Morgan State
- South Carolina State (tied 5th)
- Delaware State (tied 5th)
- UMES
- Coppin State
MEDIA DAY PRESEASON ALL MEAC 1ST TEAM
-Martaz Robinson – Delaware State
-Bryce Harris – Howard
-Wynston Tabbs – Morgan State
-Will Thomas – Morgan State
-Po’Boigh King – NC Central
MEDIA DAY PRESEASON ALL MEAC 2ND TEAM:
-Ryan Archey – Coppin State
-Marcus Dockery – Howard
-Christian Ings – Norfolk State
-Chris Fields Jr. – Norfolk State
-Mitchell Taylor – SC State
MEDIA DAY PRESEASON ALL MEAC 3RD TEAM:
-Kameron Hobbs – Morgan State
-Jaylani Darden – Norfolk State
-Sin’Cere McMahon – Norfolk State
-Keishon Porter – NC Central
-Omar Croskey – SC State
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COMMENTS FROM DAVID:
-After struggling through most of the season and the first half of conference play, Howard had a tremendous run down the stretch where they won 6 out of their final 8 regular season games, then won the MEAC Tournament before losing in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament. Only two starters are back, but Bryce Harris/Marcus Dockery look to be two of the better players in the conference and will be the nucleus for what should be a strong team again this year. They also add several grad transfers to the roster, which should provide some talent and experience as well.
-It seems like I am always picking Norfolk State to win this league, and this year…I am picking them again! They were the first-place team a year ago, four regular starters from that team are back, and while they did lose some of their top players they look to have the experience they need in order to win the league. Some notable transfers with D-1 experience will also be joining the roster.
-NC Central has just one starter back from a year ago and is in a bit of a rebuild mode. Po’Boigh King is back, and is one of the better players in the conference, so they will be depending on him rather heavily this year. Some JUCO and D-1 transfers have also been added, which should provide them with some experience.
-Morgan State won just 8 D-1 games a year ago, and there does not appear to be much to get excited about, but with four starters back that experience and familiarity in playing with one another could be a benefit to the Bears this year.
-I am a little surprised that South Carolina State is picked as low as they are. Overall, they struggled last year, but they did play very well in the second half of conference play (winning 7 of their final 9 regular season games), and with four starters back it seems to me that they should be picked much higher than this. Mitchell Taylor/Omar Croskey are both solid players who received preseason awards, so I guess SC State is my darkhorse pick.
-After failing to win more than 6 total games in any of the previous 4 seasons, Delaware State was much improved last year withh 15 total wins. Three starters are back from last year’s team, and it is not a stretch to think we will see continued improvement. Martaz Robinson is one of the best players in the conference, and they should get some contributions out of the transfers they added. I kind of like this Delaware State team and think they can finish in the top half of the league.
-UMES was not good last year, and no starters have returned. They are routinely outside the top-300 of most D-1 metrics and I think it sill be a long season for them again this year.
-After winning just 2 total games a year ago, Coppin State is also likely in for a very long year again this year.