Niagara picked second in MAAC poll
Niagara University, which advanced to the National Invitation Tournament last season, was picked to finish second by the coaches in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference while Canisius was picked to finish seventh in a poll released today.
Also, Niagara's Bilal Benn and Tyrone Lewis were named to the preseason first-team all-league team, while Canisius' Frank Turner and Greg Logins were named to the third team.
Siena, which advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year, is expected to win its third consecutive league title. Siena received nine first-place votes and 99 overall. Niagara received 87 votes and Rider 82 and the only other first-place vote. Rider is followed by Fairfield (67), Loyola (45), Saint Peter's (45), Canisius (43), Manhattan (40), Iona (30) and Marist (12).
Benn and Lewis are joined on the first team by Rider's Ryan Thompson, who was voted the league's preseason Player of the Year, and Siena's Ronald Moore and Edwin Ubiles. The second team includes Fairfield's Greg Nero, Loyola's Jamal Barney, Saint Peter's Wesley Jenkins, and Siena's Alex Franklin and Ryan Rossiter.
Turner and Logins are joined on the third team by Manhattan's Darryl Crawford and Rider's Novar Gadson and Mike Ringgold.
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