CALDWELL MEN'S HOOPS INCLUDED IN DIVISION II BULLETIN PRESEASON RANKINGS
10-17-07
 CALDWELL,
N.J. - The Caldwell College men's basketball team was listed as a team to
watch in the preseason rankings done by the Division II Bulletin, a
monthly newsletter that covers NCAA Division II men's basketball. The
Cougars, who won the 2007 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament
and advanced to the NCAA Northeast Regional, were included among the 'Others
to Watch' section in the publication's Preseason Top 25 rankings.
Additionally, the Division II Bulletin tabbed the Cougars as the top
team in the CACC for the upcoming 2007-08 season.
Caldwell, coached by Mark A. Corino, returns 11 of 12 players from
last year's squad that finished 19-12 and captured the conference title as
the fifth seed in the CACC Tournament. Senior forward B.J. Suchy
(Ronkonkoma, NY/Our Savior), pictured, a third team all-CACC selection last
year, is the team's leading returning scorer at 13.6 points per game.
Freshman forward Sam Cricelli (Brighton, England/Culham), who scored
the winning basket with 22 seconds remaining in the Cougars' 61-60 victory
over the University of the Sciences in the CACC final, paced the team in
rebounding as a freshman with 6.8 boards per contest.
Also back is two-time all-CACC and all-Met forward Manny Perez (Egg
Harbor Twp., NJ/Egg Harbor Twp.), who missed all but two games last season
due to injury. Among the newcomers is a pair of transfers in guard Eddie
Crockett (Passaic, NJ/Passaic) from Division I Nicholls State and
forward Tyler Emmons (Portland, ME/Portland), who played at Lynn
University last season.
Division II Bulletin is the leading publication covering NCAA
Division II men's basketball. It is published by GSR Communications, based
in Beaverton, Ore. The Preseason Top 25 includes No. 2 Bentley College, the
team that defeated the Cougars, 59-56 in the first round of the NCAA
Northeast Regional, and No. 5 Wingate University, whom Caldwell plays on
Nov. 30 in the OrthoCarolina Classic in Wingate, N.C. In its conference
previews, the Division II Bulletin has Caldwell first, Post
University second and Philadelphia University third in the CACC, with Nyack
College's Sheanan Martinez picked as the conference's Player of the Year.
Caldwell begins the 2007-08 season at home on Saturday, Nov. 24 against
Belmont Abbey College in the George R. Newman Center.
The Division II Bulletin Preseason Top 25
1. Winona State
2. Bentley
3. Grand Valley State
 4.
Northwest Missouri
5. Wingate
6. Humboldt State
7. Findlay
8. Barton
9. Augusta State
10. Southern Indiana
11. Alderson-Broaddus
12. Virginia Union
13. Alaska-Anchorage
14. St. Rose
15. Montevallo
16. South Dakota
17. West Virginia State
18. Central Oklahoma
19. Drury
20. Metro State
21. California (Pa.)
22. Henderson State
23. West Texas A&M
24. Rollins
25. Emporia State
Others to Watch: N.Y.I.T., Mount Olive, Christian Brothers, Seattle
Pacific, BYU-Hawaii, Caldwell, Benedict, Northern Kentucky, S.W.
Minnesota State
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