Men’s basketball picked second in 2026-27 SAA preseason poll

ATLANTA – The Southern Athletic Association released its preseason poll for the 2026-27 men’s basketball season and Centre was picked to finish second, as voted on by the league’s coaches. The Colonels return a majority of their rotation players from last season’s squad that went 14-12 overall and knocked off Sewanee in the SAA Tournament quarterfinals before falling to Trinity in the semifinal round. 2025-26 regular season co-champion Trinity received 71 points and seven of the nine first-place votes to top the poll, with Centre and regular season co-champion Rhodes receiving the other two top votes. 2026-27 SAA Men’s Basketball…