INDIANAPOLIS -- Oakland was picked to finish fourth in the 2018-19 Horizon League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll announced on Wednesday morning by the league office. The preseason poll was voted on by the league's 10 head coaches, media members, and men's basketball media contacts throughout the league.
The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2017-18 season in fourth place with a 19-14 overall record and a 10-8 league record. Defending Horizon League Tournament champion Wright State was picked to win the Horizon League, receiving 25 of 40 first-place votes. Defending regular season champion Northern Kentucky was picked second.
Oakland will open the regular season on Nov. 9 against Toledo at the O'rena and will host two home exhibition games on Oct. 24 (Hillsdale) and Nov. 6 (Kalamazoo).
2018-19 #HLMBB Preseason Poll Results
Pl. School (1st-place) – Votes
1. Wright State (25) – 377
2. Northern Kentucky (10) – 356
3. UIC (4) – 310
4. Oakland – 239
5. Green Bay – 238
6. IUPUI – 188
7. Cleveland State – 175
8. Milwaukee (1) – 140
9. Youngstown State – 104
10. Detroit Mercy – 73
Preseason Player of the Year
Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Tyree Appleby, Cleveland State
Sandy Cohen III, Green Bay
Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky
Marcus Ottey, UIC
Loudon Love, Wright State
Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Kameron Hankerson, Green Bay
Jalen Tate, Northern Kentucky
Tarkus Ferguson, UIC
Mark Hughes, Wright State
Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State
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