WALNUT CREEK, Calif- The 2008-09 CCAA Men's Basketball Pre-Season poll was released on Thursday and the Sonoma State men's basketball team was picked to finish where they ended the '07-'08 season, ninth.
The Seawolves have brought in one of their best recruiting classes in years and are excited to get the season started. Returners
Ben Washington (11.0 ppg) and
Keith Garner (7.5) expect to share the load witha the talented crop of newcomers.
Cal State San Bernardino was the coaches' pick to take home the 2008-09 CCAA title. The Coyotes are coming off a 22-8 season and have won or shared the the league crown in seven of the last nine years. CSUSB received nine of the eleven 'first place' votes with Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State L.A. garnering single votes.
The Seawolves will open up their season with an exhibition game against the University of Arizona on November 12th in Tucson. The regular season gets underway on November 21st and 22nd when the Seawolves host Northwest Nazarene, Menlo, and San Francisco State for the Ron Logsdon Basketball Classic.
CCAA Men's Basketball
Pre-Season Coaches Poll |
| Place |
Team (first place votes) |
Pts. |
| 1. |
Cal State San Bernardino (9)
|
99 |
| 2. |
Cal State Dominguez Hills
|
77 |
| 3. |
Cal Poly Pomona (1)
|
76 |
| 4. |
Humboldt State
|
70 |
| 5. |
Cal State L.A. (1)
|
62 |
| 6. |
San Francisco State
|
53 |
| 7. |
UC San Diego
|
52 |
| 8. |
Chico State
|
45 |
| 9. |
SONOMA STATE
|
32 |
| 10. |
Cal State Monterey Bay
|
28 |
| 11. |
Cal State Stanislaus |
11 |
