INDIANAPOLIS – Oakland was picked to finish sixth in the 2020-21 Horizon League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll announced by the league office. The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches, media members, and men's basketball media contacts throughout the league.



The Golden Grizzlies finished the 2019-20 season in sixth place with a 14-19 overall record and an 8-10 league record.Wright State was picked to win the Horizon League, receiving 37 first-place votes. Youngstown State received three first place votes, picked to finish second, while defending Horizon League Tournament Champion Northern Kentucky was picked third.
 
Rashad Williams earned preseason accolades, being named second team all-league. The junior guard is coming off a 2019-20 campaign where he led the team in averaging 19.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
 
2020-21 #HLMBB Preseason Poll Results
Pl.          School (1^st-place) – Votes
1.            Wright State (37) – 517
2.            Youngstown State (3) – 423
3.            Northern Kentucky (4) – 413
4.            Robert Morris – 345
5.            UIC – 312
6.            Oakland – 288
7.            Cleveland State – 283
8.            Green Bay – 253
9.            Detroit Mercy – 185
10.         Milwaukee – 172
11.         Purdue Fort Wayne – 127
12.         IUPUI - 114
 
#HLMBB Preseason Player of the Year
Loudon Love, Wright State
 
Preseason All-Horizon League First Team (alphabetical order by school)
Antoine Davis, Detroit Mercy
Amari Davis, Green Bay
Marcus Burk, IUPUI
Loudon Love, Wright State
Darius Quisenberry, Youngstown State
 
Preseason All-Horizon League Second Team (alphabetical order by school)
Algevon Eichelberger, Cleveland State
Te'Jon Lucas, Milwaukee
Rashad Williams, Oakland
AJ Bramah, Robert Morris
Naz Bohannon, Youngstown State