LITTLE ROCK — The Little Rock Men's Basketball team has been picked to finish first in the 2024-25 preseason Ohio Valley Conference poll, announced by the league this morning as part of OVC Basketball Media Days. The voting was conducted by the league's head coaches and communications directors. This comes as the Trojans hold the title of reigning OVC regular season champions, finishing 21-13 overall and 14-4 in conference play in the 2023-24 season.
Little Rock tallied 200 total points (20 first-place votes), sitting first among the 11-team league. The Trojans are followed by Western Illinois (172 points), SIUE (151 points), and Tennessee State (134 points).