On the heels of winning the program's first-ever SCAC Tournament title last season, Men's Basketball has received four first-place votes and has been picked to finish second in the league behind Trinity.

The Celts welcome back five all-SCAC players including two-time SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year, senior Cameron Gims, and last year's SCAC Newcomer-of-the-Year, sophomore Adam Kanafani. Gims and Kanafani are joined by Juan Hood as the trio landed on the all-SCAC Second Team squad last year and combined to pour in over 27 points per game and grab over 18 rebounds per contest.

The Celts were one of just two teams to finish in the top four in both scoring offense and scoring defense a season ago and led the SCAC with a +10.1-scoring margin. Head Coach Anthony Media returns for his seventh season as the bench boss for the Celts after earning Co-Coach of the Year accolades last season.

Men's Basketball officially tips off their season November 11th as they travel to Marshall, Texas to battle East Texas Baptist.