Posted By Lynn Worthy, Sun Staff
The new-look UMass Lowell men’s basketball team was picked 12th in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
The River Hawks enter this winter coming off of a 12-17 season (8-14 NE-10) which featured a first round upset of Merrimack in the NE-10 Conference Tournament.
UML’s off-season included a coaching change (Ken Barer stepped down and Greg Herenda stepped in) as well as the addition of nine new players through recruiting/transfers. The River Hawks were one place ahead of NE-10 newcomer the University of New Haven.
Defending champion Bentley, who went 22-0 in NE-10 play and 34-1 overall, ranked No. 1 in the poll. Merrimack ranked second, and Assumption ranked third. Merrimack and Stonehill each received a first-place votes.
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