PRIDE SELECTED FOURTH IN NECC PRESEASON POLLS

WESTON, Mass. – The Regis College men's basketball team has been selected to finish fourth in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) this year, as determined by a vote conducted by the coaches of the league.  

The Pride, who earned 58 points in the poll and finished the 2011-2012 season with an 11-16 overall record (7-9 NECC), return seven players from last year's squad. Regis will look to returning starters Ryan Chambers (Abington, Mass.) and Osanto Marc (Kissimmee, Fla.) to lead the charge offensively. Last year, Chambers and Marc led the team in scoring, averaging 12.9 points per game and 11.2 points per game, respectively.

Becker College, the defending NECC Champions, were selected as the preseason favorite after picking up 71 points and four first place votes. Newbury College finished in second with 69 points and three first place votes, while Elms College finished third in the poll after picking up 64 points and two first place votes.

Daniel Webster, Mitchell, and Lesley came in behind Regis in the fifth, sixth, and seventh spots, respectively. Southern Vermont and Wheelock round out the bottom two places in the poll.

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2012 Men's Basketball NECC Coaches Poll
(First Place Votes in parentheses)