Coach Owen and staff finalize roster for 2026-27 campaign

HICKORY, N.C. – Coming off the arguably the best two-year stretch in Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Basketball history, third year head coach Brent Owen and assistants Tyrone Grady and Cesar Lujan-Flores have announced their roster for the upcoming 2026-27 season. The coaching staff had the difficult task of re-tooling the roster for this upcoming season as they lost eight of their nine top scorers from last season’s team that went 26-9 and advanced to the Southeast Region Championship. Returners include four-year players Sam Martin and Conner Tilley , third years Chris Crudup and Shem Sawy , and second years Zach Curran ,…