Saint Leo University men’s basketball was picked to finish second in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) preseason coaches’ poll.
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The Lions finished two votes behind the SSC preseason favorite Barry University, receiving two first-place votes in the poll.
“It’s nice to see the conference coaches picked us to finish second, but we don’t focus on a preseason poll,” Lions’ head coach Vince Alexander said, in a release. “It’s not where we are now, it’s where we want to be in March that matters.”
Last year, the Lions went 19-12 overall (10-6 in the SSC) and made a trip to the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament. The Lions open up the 2016-17 season on Nov. 12 against Alabama-Huntsville in the Sunshine State Conference/Gulf South Conference Challenge in Florence, Alabama.
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