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Hanover Men Picked 3rd in HCAC

Anderson University finished in the first-place slot in the preseason poll.

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CARMEL, Ind. – With the 2023-24 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) men’s basketball season set to tip-off, in a vote amongst league coaches, Anderson University finished in the first-place slot in the preseason poll.

The Ravens earned the first place slot with 80 points overall, snagging five first place votes. Only three points separated second, third, and fourth places. The Manchester Spartans (67 points; two first place votes), the Hanover Panthers (66 points; one first place vote), and the Transylvania Pioneers (65 points; two first place votes) finished in second, third and fourth places, respectively.  The Rose-Hulman Fightin' Engineers rounded out the top half of the poll in fifth place with 50 points. 
 
Listed below is the 2023-24 HCAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and the 2023-24 HCAC Players to Watch and the 2022-23 HCAC All-Conference returners.  For more information on HCAC Men's Basketball, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org.  Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
 
2023-24 HCAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

1.

Anderson University (5)

80

2.

Manchester University (2)

67

3.

Hanover College (1)

66

4.

Transylvania University (2)

65

5.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

50

6.

Franklin College

38

7.

Mount St. Joseph University

36

8.

Earlham College

23

9.

Bluffton University

18

10.

Defiance College

12


Returning 2022-23 All-Conference Basketball Athletes to Watch in 2023-24:

School

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Anderson

Tate Ivanyo

JR

Valparaiso, Ind.

Wing

 

Cam Smith

SR

West Lafayette, Ind.

Guard

 

Bryson Huckeby

SO

Freeland, Mich.

Wing

Franklin

Ryan Bostic

JR

Indianapolis, Ind.

Point Guard

 

Lynn King

JR

South Bend, Ind.

Forward

Hanover

Ty Houston

SR

Union, Ky.

Guard

 

Max Greenamoyer

SR

Indianapolis, Ind.

Guard

Manchester

Logan Willoughby

JR

Greenwood, Ind.

Guard

 

Zach Sawyer

SR

Columbus, Ohio

Guard

 

Bryant Smith

JR

West Lafayette, Ind.

Guard

Mount St. Joseph

Luke Collinsworth

SO

Lawrenceburg, Ind.

Forward

Rose-Hulman

Miles McGowen

JR

Indianapolis, Ind.

Forward

Transylvania

Jaylan Green

SR

Lexington, Ky.

Guard


2023-24 HCAC Athletes to Watch:
Anderson

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Tate Ivanyo

JR

Valparaiso, Ind.

Wing

Cam Smith

SR

West Lafayette, Ind.

Guard

Bryson Huckeby

SO

Freeland, Mich.

Wing

Elijah Mattingly

SO

Beech Grove, Ind.

Wing


Bluffton

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Michael Stammen

SR

Versailles, Ohio

Guard

Cam Rogers

SR

Cincinnati, Ohio

Forward

Connor Martin

JR

Holland, Ohio

Forward

Ian Snelling

SO

Erlanger, Ky.

Guard


Defiance

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Landen Swanner

JR

Gas City, Ind.

Guard

Cole Wojciechowski

SO

Mishawaka, Ind.

Center

Cly McCorkle

JR

Converse, Mich.

Guard

Sherod Brooks

JR

Toledo, Ohio

Guard


Earlham

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Joffrey Nunnally

SO

Lithia Springs, Ga. 

Guard

Loki Anda

SR

Portland, Maine

Forward

Michael Williams

SR

Chicago, Ill.

Forward

Bobby Wonnell, Jr.

SO

Indianapolis, Ind.

Point Guard


Franklin

Name

Class

Hometown

Position

Jack Hedricks

SR

Kettering, Ohio

Guard

Ryan Bostic

JR

Indianapolis, Ind.

Guard

Lynn King

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