‘Dons Earn Top Spot in #HLMBB Preseason Poll
10/15/2024 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS – The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball team has been picked to finish first in the 2024-25 Horizon League men's basketball poll released on Wednesday (Oct. 15).
The Mastodons earned 421 total points and 14 first place votes. Purdue Fort Wayne shares the top spot with Milwaukee who also earned 421 points. Seven of the 11 teams in the league earned a first place vote. The voting was done by Horizon League head coaches, sports information directors and media members.
The league also released a pair of preseason all-league teams. Junior Jalen Jackson and senior Rasheed Bello were selected to the first team. Graduate student Quinton Morton-Robertson picked up a spot on the second team. The 'Dons were the only team in the league to earn three selections.
The 'Dons won 23 games last season on their way to a runner-up finish in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Jackson was a third team pick last season, scoring 20 or more points seven times. Bello was named to the third team and the defensive team after leading the league in steals (67 total, 1.9 per game). Morton-Robertson made 105 3-pointers last season, 21st in the nation.
The first chance to see the Mastodons is Oct. 30 when the 'Dons host Notre Dame in a charity exhibition at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The contest will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne.
The Mastodons earned 421 total points and 14 first place votes. Purdue Fort Wayne shares the top spot with Milwaukee who also earned 421 points. Seven of the 11 teams in the league earned a first place vote. The voting was done by Horizon League head coaches, sports information directors and media members.
The league also released a pair of preseason all-league teams. Junior Jalen Jackson and senior Rasheed Bello were selected to the first team. Graduate student Quinton Morton-Robertson picked up a spot on the second team. The 'Dons were the only team in the league to earn three selections.
The 'Dons won 23 games last season on their way to a runner-up finish in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Jackson was a third team pick last season, scoring 20 or more points seven times. Bello was named to the third team and the defensive team after leading the league in steals (67 total, 1.9 per game). Morton-Robertson made 105 3-pointers last season, 21st in the nation.
The first chance to see the Mastodons is Oct. 30 when the 'Dons host Notre Dame in a charity exhibition at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. The contest will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana and Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne.
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