September 09, 2011

Oral Roberts Tabbed as Men's Basketball Favorite by Sporting News


The preseason basketball preview magazines have begun to hit the newsstands with the Sporting News 2011-12 College Basketball first on the shelf. Mike Brown of the Tulsa (Okla.) World breaks down The Summit League in the publication and tabs Oral Roberts to win the league title. Two-time defending champion Oakland was picked second and swept the league’s top billings with Reggie Hamilton listed as top player, Corey Petros as top newcomer and Greg Kampe as top coach.


Preseason rankings and predictions for The Summit League are below. To read the Sporting News’ breakdown of each Summit League team and all 345 scouting reports, you can purchase the magazine at your local newsstands or by ordering online here.

Keep checking the Summit Points blog for more updates as the countdown to tipoff continues.


Predictions

  1. Oral Roberts
  2. Oakland
  3. South Dakota State
  4. IUPUI
  5. North Dakota State
  6. IPFW
  7. Southern Utah
  8. UMKC
  9. South Dakota
10. Western Illinois

All-Summit League Team

   Damen Bell-Holter, Oral Roberts
   Reggie Hamilton, Oakland
   Dominique Morrison, Oral Roberts
   Nate Wolters, South Dakota State
   Alex Young, IUPUI

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