Men’s Basketball Leads Owls in Preseason LEC Basketball and Hockey Coaches’ Polls

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Little East Conference recently released their preseason Coaches’ Polls for the 2026-2027 season for both men’s and women’s basketball, along with men’s and women’s ice hockey, which saw Keene State College men’s basketball finish in a close second by one point in the standings to lead the way for the Owls’ programs. Men’s basketball was voted second with 60 points and four first place votes in the preseason poll, just one point behind defending LEC champion Western Connecticut State University, who received five first place votes and 61 total points. The University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and the…