Men’s Basketball Picked Seventh in SWAC Preseason Poll

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Alabama State University men's basketball team was voted the seventh-best team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's coaches and sports information directors and announced Wednesday afternoon. Two seasons removed from a run in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, the Hornets look forward to a 2026-27 campaign with a clean slate – featuring just four returning players and a new head honcho in first-year head coach Chris Wright . His recruiting efforts have brought in players like Preseason First-Team All-SWAC guard Mike James , who transferred in as a...