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Rider is unanimous favorite in MAAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll

by
Gregg Snyder
October 24, 2018

After sharing the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season title last year, Rider was chosen as the unanimous favorite in the MAAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday. All 11 league coaches voted the Broncs to the top spot.

Rider was followed in the preseason poll by Canisius. The two schools shared the MAAC regular season title last season and once again are expected to be at or near the top of the conference.

Iona (three time defending MAAC Champions) and Quinnipiac share the third spot in the poll. Monmouth comes in fifth while Marist and Fairfield are in sixth and seventh respectively. Manhattan and Niagara were picked eighth and ninth. Saint Peter’s and Siena round out the preseason poll in tenth and eleventh.

Isaiah Reese of Canisius and Rider’s Dimencio Vaughn were unanimous selections to the Preseason All-MAAC First Team. Reese is the Preseason Player of the Year.

Joining Reese and Vaughn on the First Team are Iona’s Rickey McGill, Rider’s Stevie Jordan, and Quinnipiac’s Cameron Young.

Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
Place	School	Points
1.	Rider (11)	121
2.	Canisius	105
T3.	Iona	94
T3.	Quinnipiac	94
5.	Monmouth	66
6.	Marist	59
7.	Fairfield	50
8.	Manhattan	46
9.	Niagara	45
10.	Saint Peter’s	28
11.	Siena	18

Preseason All-MAAC First Team
Name	Position	Institution
Isaiah Reese*	Guard	Canisius
Rickey McGill	Guard	Iona
Cameron Young	Guard	Quinnipiac
Stevie Jordan	Guard	Rider
Dimencio Vaughn*	Guard/Forward	Rider

Preseason All-MAAC Second Team
Name	Position	Institution
Takal Molson	Guard	Canisius
Roland Griffin	Forward	Iona
Pauly Paulicap	Forward	Manhattan
Brian Parker	Guard	Marist
Frederick Scott	Forward	Rider

Preseason All-MAAC Third Team
Name	Position	Institution
E.J. Crawford	Guard/Forward	Iona
Deion Hammond	Guard	Monmouth
Marvin Prochet	Forward	Niagara
Rich Kelly	Guard	Quinnipiac
Jordan Allen	Guard	Rider