UNC Asheville Men’s Basketball Picked Fifth in Big South Preseason Poll

BIG SOUTH RELEASE JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The UNC Asheville men’s basketball team has been selected to finish fifth in the 2026-27 Big South Conference Preseason Poll, as announced by the league Wednesday (Oct. 14) during Big South Basketball Media Day at The Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Bulldogs received 43 points in the preseason voting, including two fourth-place votes, four fifth-place votes, two sixth-place votes and one seventh-place vote. High Point was selected as the preseason favorite, earning seven of the nine first-place votes and 79 total points. Presbyterian followed in second with the remaining two first-place…