2008 Woodie Awards
Basketball Teams Are Preseason Favorites
Both Men and Women are picked to take the SSC Title.
Natalie Wyatt
Issue date: 10/29/04 Section: Sports
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If the preseason polls are any indication, the upcoming basketball season is going to be an exciting one here at Rollins. Both our men's and women's teams are officially on top, according to the preseason poll released by the Sunshine State Conference.
Our men's team has won the regular season title the last two years and is predicted to again win the title with Lynn University chosen second. The men's team is ranked second nationally by the DII Bulletin and is ranked third in the preseason by Street & Smith Magazine.
Our guys are coming off of the best season in school history: a record twenty-seven wins with just six losses. They reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history. With all this under their belt and great players like Eric Faber, Placide Muhizi, and Isaac Codrey, our men's Tars have great potential to have another very strong season.
Not to be outdone, the women's team is also picked to claim the conference title and is ranked 15th in Division II by the DII Bulletin.
The Tars are most definitely holding their own place in the conference, also as defending Sunshine State Conference champions. A twenty-nine and four record last season helped to advance them into the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen before losing the regional final.
But, with their conference record being a perfect 14-0 they led the way to our program's ninth SSC season championship. With Nicole Warder and Joslyn Giles coming back as the teams returning starters, our Tars will have some hard work to do but have a great chance of again leading the pack.
So, this upcoming season, we need to make sure to watch for our own rising stars. With the great stats we have from last year there is a good chance that our teams will make us very proud so come out to the Alfond to watch some great college hoops.
Our men's team has won the regular season title the last two years and is predicted to again win the title with Lynn University chosen second. The men's team is ranked second nationally by the DII Bulletin and is ranked third in the preseason by Street & Smith Magazine.
Our guys are coming off of the best season in school history: a record twenty-seven wins with just six losses. They reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time in school history. With all this under their belt and great players like Eric Faber, Placide Muhizi, and Isaac Codrey, our men's Tars have great potential to have another very strong season.
Not to be outdone, the women's team is also picked to claim the conference title and is ranked 15th in Division II by the DII Bulletin.
The Tars are most definitely holding their own place in the conference, also as defending Sunshine State Conference champions. A twenty-nine and four record last season helped to advance them into the NCAA Division II Sweet Sixteen before losing the regional final.
But, with their conference record being a perfect 14-0 they led the way to our program's ninth SSC season championship. With Nicole Warder and Joslyn Giles coming back as the teams returning starters, our Tars will have some hard work to do but have a great chance of again leading the pack.
So, this upcoming season, we need to make sure to watch for our own rising stars. With the great stats we have from last year there is a good chance that our teams will make us very proud so come out to the Alfond to watch some great college hoops.