NAVY MEN’S BASKETBALL: The Navy men's basketball team has been selected third in the 2017-18 Patriot League Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, the league office announced Wednesday. Additionally, senior guard Shawn Anderson was named to the five-player Preseason All-Patriot League Team.
The league's 10 head coaches and men's basketball sports information contacts voted on the preseason poll and preseason all-league team, and could not vote for their own team or student-athletes.
Reigning champion Bucknell was unanimously picked first in the preseason poll, receiving 18 first-place votes. Boston University was picked second in the poll and was followed by Navy, Lehigh and Colgate in the top five.