Scanning the SoCon (1-24-23)

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

All ten SoCon teams are on the schedule for Wednesday's games. ETSU and VMI tip off the night an hour earlier than the other games at Cameron Hall, both teams come into the game with 1-5 conference records. Chattanooga and Wofford face off in Spartanburg, both have 4-2 conference records and the big game of the night also gets underway at 7 pm as makes the trip to Timmons arena where the Bulldogs put their conference unbeaten win streak on the line to a resurgent Palading squid that is always difficult to be a home in Traveler's Rest. Mercer faces off with the other Bulldogs in Charleston and Western Carolina tries to end their two-game losing streak as they host the Spartans of UNCG on "The Road to Asheville"

-6:00 PM on ESPN+
ETSU (9-10, 1-5 SoCon) at VMI (4-15, 1-5 SoCon)
Cameron Hall - Lexington, VA

ESPN projects that the Bucs have an 82% chance to beat the Keydets in Lexington. The game-winner picks up a second win for the season, as these two teams battle to stay out of the play-in Friday in the SoCon tournament.


-7:00 PM on ESPN+
Chattanooga (12-7, 4-2 SoCon) at Wofford (11-8, 4-2 SoCon)

 Richardson Indoor Stadium - Spartanburg, SC 

Two teams with identical 4-2 conference records face off in Spartanburg on Wednesday. ESPN projects that the Mocs have a 55% chance to beat the Terriers on their home court, while the Terriers are making a habit of pulling out close conference wins this season, don't count the short-haired dogs out just yet.

-7:00 PM on ESPN+

Samford (17-2, 6-0 SoCon) at Furman (10-9, 4-2 SoCon) 

Timmons Arena - Greenview, SC

The game of the night takes place in Timmons Arena in Travelers Rest as the Samford Bulldogs bring their league-leading team for a showdown. ESPN projects a win by the Bulldogs, but the Paladins will not go down without a knock-down, drag-out fight on their home court.

-7:00 PM on ESPN+

Mercer (8-11, 1-5 SoCon) at The Citadel (8-11, 0-6 SoCon)

McAlister Field House - Charleston, SC

Mercer travels to the South Carolina low country to face the best 0-6 win team in the conference, the other Bulldogs. ESPN projects the Bulldogs will pick up their first conference win as they have a 72% chance of picking up the win over the visiting Bears.

-7:00 PM on ESPN+

UNCG (14-5, 5-1 SoCon) at Western Carolina (15-4 4-2 SoCon)

Ramsey Center - Cullowhee, NC 

The Spartans make the trip up the mountain to visit the Ramsey Center to face the Catamounts who have lost two straight games. With both teams having a clear path to the regular season championship, this should be an epic battle. ESPN projects the Cats have a 55% chance of defending the home court and picking up a much-needed win from on of the top-level teams in the conference.

SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings (1-22-24)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's 2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings

This is the Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, SoCon Basketball Power Rankings. Last week's ranking in parentheses. 

   

   1. (2) Samford

   2. (3) UNCG

   3. (5) Furman 

   4. (1) Western Carolina 

   5. (6) Chattanooga  

   6. (4) Wofford

   7. (7) ETSU  

   8. (8) Mercer

   9. (10) VMI

 10. (9) The Citadel 

 

WCU Player of the Game vs. Furman (Woolbright)

Purple & Gold's Catamount "Player of the Game" for the Mercer Bears basketball game on January 20th in Timmons Arena, is senior guard Vonterius Woolbright.  

Vonterius Woolbright tallied a SoCon and NCAA-leading sixteenth double-double of the season (and eleventh straight), with a game-high 27 points and 16 rebounds in a last-second loss to the Furman Paladins.

Woolbright hit 10 of 17 field goals and went 6 for 9 at the charity stripe. Woolbright's rebounds consisted of 14 defensive rebounds and 2 offensive rebounds for a total of 16. He also had 6 assists and 1 blocked shot in the game.

Our congratulations to Vonterius Woolbright on his selection as Player of the Game. 

                                                       

Game #19 - Furman Paladins

 

Who: Furman Paladins
Where: Timmons Arena - Travelers Rest, SC
When: Saturday, January 20, 2023
Time: 2 pm
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
Video/TV:  ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 2,443
Nickname: Paladins
Colors: Purple and White

Head Coach: Bob Richey enters his seventh season as head coach and 13th season with the Furman program

Richey's Record at Furman: 148-64 (7th season)
Richey's Record vs. WCU: 15-1
Gray's Record vs. Furman: 1-4

Furman's Current Record: 9-9 overall, 7-1 home, 2-6 away, 0-2 neutral, 3-2 conference.
Furman's Last Season Record: 28-8 overall, 14-2 home, 8-3 away, 6-3 neutral, 15-3 conference.

The Series: Western has a 30-54 overall record in the series with Furman that tipped off in 1977. The Cats are 1-9 in the last 10 games played and are 9-31 overall in games played in Travelers Rest, SC.  

The preseason favorite Paladins currently sit tied for 5th place in the SoCon standings with Chattanooga, both holding 3-2 conference records. Furman has conference win over VMI, the Citadel, & ETSU, with losses to Chattanooga and UNCG.

Due to Injuries, Furman’s top three scorers, Marcus Foster, JP Pegues, and Alex Williams have accounted for 17 missed games as the Paladins have not had their entire roster available for a full game this year due to injuries. 

Foster, Furman’s leading scorer at 19.8 points per game and a preseason All-SoCon selection, suffered a knee injury in the first half at Princeton on December 2 and has yet to return to the lineup. Pegues missed the season opener due to a foot injury and Williams was injured in the season opener and missed three games before returning in late November. Forward Tyrese Hughey (2 games), forward Ben VanderWal (3 games), and forward Davis Molnar (1 game) have also missed time due to injuries this season. No Paladin has played in every game, and only three Paladins have started more than 11 of the first 17 games. 

Furman has used an NCAA Division I-high 13 different starting lineups through its first 17 games of the 2023-24 season. Redshirt senior guard Marcus Foster returned to action for the first time in over a month at VMI, scoring 18 points, with four Paladins average double-figure scoring. The Paladins currently are second in scoring in the SoCon, posting an average of 82.8 points per game, and comes in at 9th in scoring defense giving up 77.5 points per game.

Thanks to scoring 100 points in the VMI game, the Paladins are now the second-highest-scoring team in the SoCon, averaging 82.8 points per game. The top two rebounding squads in the conference wear purple as WCU (40.8 rpg) and Furman (39.8 rpg) rank first and second, respectively. The Paladins are third in offensive rebounding at 12.2 per game while WCU posts over 30 defensive boards per contest.

SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings (1-15-24)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's 2024 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings

This is the Monday, Jan. 14, 2024, SoCon Basketball Power Rankings. Last week's ranking in parentheses. 

   1. (1) Western Carolina 

   2. (2) Samford

   3. (3) UNCG

   4. (5) Wofford

   5. (7) Furman 

   6. (4) Chattanooga  

   7. (6) ETSU  

   8. (8) Mercer

   9. (9) The Citadel 

 10. (10) VMI

Scanning the SoCon (Results from Saturday)

SoCon Saturday, what a day in Southern Conference basketball. Western Carolina and Samford both took care of business, setting the stage for a showdown on national TV next Tuesday in Cullowhee. Furman wins, letting the rest of the SoCon know they are a team that the front runners will have to deal with, and UNCG also made their statement with a convincing win over Chattanooga, while Wofford remains relevant with their win over the Citadel, on the Road to Asheville...

Wofford  72 - The Citadel 71
The Terrier's Dillon Bailey posted 18 points to lead Wofford's 72-71 victory over Citadel on Saturday.  Bailey hit 7-of-11 shooting, and Jackson Sivills scored 16 points, going 5 of 10. Anthony Arrington, Jr. shot 5 for 6, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 13 points.  The Bulldogs were led by Elijah Morgan, who recorded a game-high 21 points. AJ Smith added 18 points, and Madison Durr finished with 11 points and eight rebounds.  Wofford went into the half leading Citadel 40-30. Bailey scored 15 points in the second half to help lead Wofford to a one-point victory.

ETSU 73 -  Furman 82
Furman's Alex Williams and JP Pegues both scored 20 points each as the Paladins ran past ETSU 82-73 on Saturday.  Carter Whitt shot 5 of 9 from the field and 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points while adding five rebounds, five assists, and four steals.  The Bucs were led by Jaden Seymour, who scored a game-high 23 points. ETSU also got 16 points and seven rebounds from Quimari Peterson, and Ebby Asamoah finished with 11 points and two blocks.  Furman took the lead with 13:30 to go in the first half and did not give it up. Furman turned an eight-point second-half lead into a 21-point advantage with a 16-3 run to make it a 69-48 lead with 11:40 left in the half. 

WCU  64 -  Mercer 52
Vonterius Woolbright's 14 points and 15 rebounds for his fourteenth double-double helped Western Carolina defeat Mercer 64-52 on Saturday.  Russell Jones also posted 14 points, shooting 6 for 10, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc. Tre Jackson was 3-of-11 shooting, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 3 from the foul line to finish with 10 points. The Catamounts extended their winning streak to nine games. Mercer's David Thomas led the way for the Bears with 12 points and Jalyn McCreary added 11 points.  The Catamounts took the lead with 4:14 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 29-25 at halftime, with Woolbright racking up nine points. Western Carolina pulled away with a 14-2 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 18 points. They outscored Mercer by eight points in the final half.

VMI 96 - Samford 134
Samford's Achor Achor scored 18 points and added seven rebounds and Riley Allenspach also scored 18 points, off of the bench, to lead the Bulldogs past VMI 134-96 in the 15th straight victory for the Bulldogs.  A.J. Staton-McCray was 6 of 10 shooting and 2 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points, while adding five rebounds and three steals. The Keydets were led by Taeshaud Jackson, who recorded a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds. Stephen Olowoniyi posted 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyran Cook added 16 points and four assists.  Samford took the lead with 19:43 remaining in the first half and did not look back. Samford extended its lead to 91-59 during the second half, fueled by a 17-3 scoring run. Staton-McCray scored a team-high 11 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.  Samford plays Western Carolina on the road on Tuesday.

UNCG 70 - Chattanooga 54
The Spartans Keyshaun Langley posted 17 points to help UNCG defeat Chattanooga 70-54 in the Roundhouse on Saturday night.  Kobe Langley added 15 points while going 6 of 10 (3 for 5 from 3-point range), and he added 11 assists and three steals. Donovan Atwell had 12 points and shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.  Trey Bonham led the way for the Mocs with a game-high 25 points and two steals. Honor Huff added 10 points and four steals for Chattanooga in the loss.

WCU Player of the Game vs. Mercer (Woolbright)

Purple & Gold's Catamount "Player of the Game" for the Mercer Bears basketball game on January 13, in Hawkins Arena, Mercer, GA is senior guard Vonterius Woolbright.  

Vonterius Woolbright tallied a SoCon and NCAA-leading fourteenth double-double of the season (and ninth straight), with 14 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Catamounts to another road win with a 64-52 victory over the Mercer Bears in Macon.

Woolbright hit 4 of 15 field goals and went 6 for 10 at the charity stripe. Woolbright's rebounds consisted of 11 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds to a total of 14. He also had 4 assists in the game

Our congratulations to Vonterius Woolbright on his selection as Player of the Game. 

                                                       

Game #17 - Mercer Bears

Who: Mercer Bears

Where: Macon, GA
When: Saturday, January 13, 2023
Time: 2 pm
Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+ 
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 9,024
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Black and Orange

Head Coach: Greg Gary begins his fifth season leading the Mercer men’s program in 2023-24. Gary’s squads have recorded 65 wins in his first four seasons. The 51 wins earned in his first three seasons are the most by any coach in school history.

Gary's Record at Mercer: 73-70 (fifth season)

Gary's Record vs. WCU: 6-6
Gray's Record vs. ETSU: 3-2

Mercer Current Record: 8-8 overall, 5-2 home, 2-5 away, 1-1 neutral, 1-2 conference.
Mercer Last Season's Record: 14-19 overall, 7-7 home, 4-10 away, 3-2 neutral, 6-12 conference.

The Series:  Western owns a 14-13 overall record against the Mercer Bears. The Cats are 6-4 in the last ten games vs. Mercer and are 5-6 in games played in Macon.  The Cats have won 3 of the last 4 games and come into this game riding a two-game winning streak with the Bears.  

"Mercer lost last time out, rallying from a 10-point deficit before falling on a pair of late free throws at Wofford on Wednesday night – Mercer's third-straight league road game. Despite the defeat, the Bears have won six of their last eight games with two of the losses in conference play to the Terriers and at home against ETSU.

The Bears are led by redshirt senior forward Jalyn McCreary at 15.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, ranking eighth and 17th in the SoCon, respectively. He is also tied for third in the conference with 1.5 steals per game and sixth with an average of 1.2 blocks per contest. Freshman forward Jake Davis (9.8 ppg) and grad transfer Robby Carmody (9.5 ppg) are just below the 10-point threshold. Under fifth-year head coach Greg Gary, the Bears were picked sixth in the preseason SoCon coaches poll and were tagged seventh in the media tabulation, recording one of the 17 first-place votes."

WCU Player of the Game vs. ETSU (Woolbright)

Update: Vonterius Woolbright gets his second career triple-double in Western Carolina's 80-66 win at ETSU. 20 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists. The fifth in WCU history, the 20th in D1 this season. The assist stat was changed following the game, per WCU sports information.

Purple & Gold's Catamount "Player of the Game" for the ETSU Bucs basketball game on January 10, in Freedom Hall, Johnson City, Tennessee is senior guard Vonterius Woolbright.  

Vonterius Woolbright tallied an NCAA-leading thirteenth double-double of the season (and eight straight), with 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Catamounts to a road win with a 80-66 victory over the ETSU Buccaneers in the Freedom Hall where the Bucs were 6-0 this season.

Woolbright hit 5 of 18 field goals and went 8 for 12 at the charity stripe. Woolbright's rebounds consisted of 9 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds to a total of 13. He 2 steals and made 9 assists, just one short of a triple-double.  

Honorable mention goes to Tre Jackson who scored 20 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Tre was 4 of 9 from beyond the arc.  

Our congratulations to Vonterius Woolbright on his selection as Player of the Game. 

                                                       

SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings (1-8-24)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's 2023 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings

This is the Monday, Jan. 8, 2023, SoCon Basketball Power Rankings. Last week's ranking in parentheses. 

   1. (2) Western Carolina 

   2. (1) Samford

   3. (3) UNCG

   4. (4) Chattanooga  

   5. (5) Wofford  

   6. (7) ETSU  

   7. (6) Furman 

   8. (9) Mercer

   9. (8) The Citadel 

 10. (10) VMI

Game #16 - ETSU Bucs

Who: ETSU Bucs

Where: Freedom Hall, Johnson City
When: Wednesday, January 10, 2023
Time: 7 pm

Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+ / Nexstar 
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 13,483

Nickname: Buccaneers
Colors: Navy Blue and Gold 

Head Coach: Brooks Savage was named ETSU men's basketball head coach on March 20, 2023. Savage, the 19th head coach in program history, served as an ETSU assistant coach during its historic run from 2015-2020.

Savage's Record at ETSU:  8-6 (First Season)

Savage's Record vs. WCU: 0-0

Gray's Record vs. ETSU:  4-1

ETSU Current Record: 9-6 overall, 6-0 home, 2-6 away, 1-0 neutral, 1-1 conference.
ETSU Last Season's Record: 12-29 overall, 7-9 home, 4-9 away, 1-3 neutral, 8-10 conference.

The Series: Western owns a 28-58 overall record versus the Bucs. In conference games, the Cats are 19-48 and are 4-6 in the last 10 games played, however, the Cats are on a four game win streak against the Bucs that broke a 13 game slide against the ETSU.  Western is 8-31 overall vs. ETSU in games played in Johnson City.

The Bucs were picked to finish in seventh place in preseason polls by both the coaches and media. ETSU comes into this game having beat Mercer and losing to UNCG last Saturday.  ETSU has won six of its last eight games and is holding opponents to 64 points, 37% percent from the field and 25% from beyond the arc during this run . 

After losing three starters and eight players from last year's team, head coach Brooks Savage brought in 11 new guys for the 2023-24 season, seven of the new Bucs are transfers:  Ebby Asamoah (Delaware), Karon Boyd (USC Aiken), DJ Hughes (Butler), Jadyn Parker (North Florida), Quimari Peterson (John A. Logan), Tyler Rice (William & Mary) and Timmy Fasehun (Gulf Coast State College). Four of the new Bucs are true freshmen: Maki Johnson, Gabe Sisk, Jaxson Jones, and David Meriwether.

The Bucs return four players from last year's roster who logged minutes, including starters Jaden Seymour and Allen Strothers, along with Justice Smith and Braden Ilic.  Overall, ETSU only returns 29% of its scoring, 37% of its rebounding and 38% of its minutes played in 2022-23.  Seymour totaled 253 points, 218 rebounds, Smith posted 237 points, 111 rebounds, while Allen Strothers recorded 109 points, 51 rebounds and Braden Ilic added for 46 points, 33 rebounds.  

WCU Player of the Game vs. Wofford (Woolbright)

Purple & Gold's Catamount "Player of the Game" for the Wofford Terrier basketball game on January 6, in Cullowhee is senior guard Vonterius Woolbright.  

The Catamount Player of the Game, Vonterius Woolbright tallied his NCAA leading twelfth double-double of the season (and seventh straight), with 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Catamounts to a home win with a 70-66 victory over the Wofford Terriers in the Ramsey Center 

Woolbright hit 7 of 19 field goals (with one three pointer) and went 3 for 6 at the charity stripe. Woolbright's rebounds consisted of 10 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebounds to a total of 14 and he made 5 assists and one steal on the night.  

Our congratulations to Vonterius Woolbright on his selection as Player of the Game 

                                                       

Game #15 - Wofford Terriers

Who: Wofford

Where: Ramsey Center, Cullowhee, NC
When: Saturday, January 6, 2023
Time: 6 pm

Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 1,800

Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Gold and Black

Head Coach: Dwight Perry, in his first full season.  Wofford College announced on March 21, 2023, that Dwight Perry has been named the head coach of the men’s basketball program. Perry has spent the last four seasons at Wofford, two as an assistant coach and two as associate head coach. On Dec. 5, 2022, he was named interim head coach.

Perry's Record at Wofford:  20-18 (Second Season)

Perry's Record vs. WCU: 0-2

Gray's Record vs. Wofford:  2-2

Wofford Current Record: 8-6 overall, 5-0 home, 3-3 away, 0-3 neutral, 1-0 conference.
Wofford Last Season's Record: 17-16 overall, 12-4 home, 4-11 away, 1-1 neutral, 8-10 conference.

The Series: Western owns a 32-34 overall record versus the Terriers. In conference games, the Cats are 18-21 and are 4-6 in the last 10 games played, however, the Cats are on a two game win streak against the Bulldogs that broke a four game slide against the Terriers.  Western is 18-12 overall vs. Wofford in games played in Cullowhee.

Winners in five of six in the month of December, Wofford opened up conference play with a win on its home court against VMI. Picked to finish eight in the preseason polls by both the coaches and media, the Terriers are curranty 8-6 in the season, and won their opening Southern Conference game vs. VMI in Spartanburg by a final score of 87-85 in overtime.  

Wofford is led by the returning trio of Corey Tripp, Jackson Sivills and Kyler Filewich. The combo appeared in all 33 games last season, but only Corey Tripp started in more than 20 games while Kyler Filewich made his first start for the Terriers against Brevard.

Five Terriers have averaged double figure scoring over the month led by junior Corey Tripp with 15. 2 ppg, followed by juniors Dillon Bailey at 14.5, Jackson Sivills’ 13.8, Kyler Filewich at 12.2 and freshman Jeremy Lorenz with 10 ppg.  Filewich led Wofford in rebounding with an 11.3 rebound per game average and grabbed double digits rebounds in five of six December games while Sivills found his stroke from three- shooting 50% from the arc (14-for-28). 

Starters Returning/Lost: 2 / 3 

Letterwinners Returning/Lost:5 / 6 

Newcomers: 6 

Top Returning Scorer: Corey Tripp (8.8 ppg)

WCU Player of the Game vs. The Citadel (Woolbright)

Purple & Gold's Catamount "Player of the Game" for the The Citadel basketball game on January 3, is senior guard Vonterius Woolbright.  

The Catamount Player of the Game, Vonterius Woolbright tallied his NCAA leading eleventh double-double of the season (and sixth straight), with 22 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Catamounts to a road win to open conference play with a 80-71 victory over The Citadel Bulldogs in Charleston, SC.  

Woolbright hit 8 of 18 field goals (with one pass the three point line) and went 5 for 5 at the charity stripe. Woolbright's rebounds consisted of 11 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive rebound to a total of 15 and he made 7 assists  on the night.  

Our congratulations to Vonterius Woolbright on his selection as Player of the Game 

                                                       

Game #14 - at The Citadel

Who: The Citadel

Where: McAlister Field House,  Charleston, SC
When: Wednesday, January 3, 2023
Time: 7 pm

Radio: Catamount Sports Network
TV/Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Live Stats
Enrollment: 3,721

Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Blue and White

Head Coach: Ed Conroy, a standout basketball cadet-athlete at The Citadel from 1985-89 and previous head coach of the Bulldogs from 2006-10, returned as sideline commander of his alma mater for the 2022-23 season. He was announced as the 31st head coach by Director of Athletics Mike Capaccio on March 23, 2022.

Current Record: 8-5 overall, 4-2 home, 2-4 away, 2-0 neutral, 0-0 conference.
Last Season's Record: 10-22 overall, 5-9 home, 4-11 away, 1-2neutral, 5-13 conference.

The Series: Western owns a 45-40 overall record versus the Bulldogs. In conference games, the Cats are 42-38 and are 5-5 in the last 10 games played, however, the Cats are on a three-game loss streak against the Bulldogs and have dropped 5 of the last 6 games.

The top two defensive units in the Southern Conference in terms of limiting opponent scoring to date square off on Wednesday. The Citadel is allowing just 65.5 points per game, just ahead of WCU in second at 66.0 ppg.

The Bulldogs were selected ninth in both the coaches and media preseason polls, but have posted an 8-5 non-conference record, winning 5 of their last 6 games, including a 20-point win over Notre Dame in South Bend.  Like Western, the Bulldogs closed out the 2023 year with a non-DI win, a 106-76 victory over Toccoa Falls on Saturday. Coach Conroy earned his 200th career win in that game. 

"The Citadel (8-5) is one of six teams in the league with eight or more victories heading into 2024 that includes four wins at home (4-1). The Bulldogs have won two straight with a 20-point road win over a common opponent, the ACC's Notre Dame, and earned head coach Ed Conroy his 200th career victory with a 30-point, 106-76, win over non-Division I NCCAA foe Toccoa Falls last weekend. 

Seven Bulldogs scored in double figures in their most recent victory. The Cadet starting five averages nearly nine or more points per game with three scoring in double figures. Sophomore AJ Smith ranks fifth in the SoCon with a 16.1 point per game average, followed by Notre Dame graduate transfer Elijah Morgan (17th, 13.3 ppg) and sophomore Madison Durr (10.1 ppg). Vanderbilt transfer post Quentin Millora-Brown has six double-doubles on the year including five in his last six games to average 9.7 points and a team-best 9.3 rebounds per game."

SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings (1-1-24)

Welcome to Purple & Gold's 2023 SoCon Men's Basketball Power Rankings

This is the Monday, Jan. 1, 2023, SoCon Basketball Power Rankings. Last week's ranking in parentheses. 

  1. (1) Samford

  2. (2) Western Carolina 

  3. (3) UNCG

  4. (5) Chattanooga  

  5. (6) Wofford  

  6. (4) Furman 

  7. (7) ETSU  

  8. (8) The Citadel 

  9. (9) Mercer

10. (10) VMI