The SIAC has announced its 2009 preseason all-conference basketball honors, and once again, Claflin and Benedict are the favorites in the conference.

Also interesting to note is the apparent parity of the conference as evaluated by its coaches. Eight teams are represented on the all-conference team, and within the predicted order of finish, two or more teams are tied for sixth and eighth place, respectively.

If their assessments are correct, it should make for a balanced SIAC regular season and interesting conference tournament. But let’s hope it’s slightly less interesting than last year’s result.

2009-10 Men’s Basketball All-Conference Team

First Team

Ernest Sinkfield               Claflin                                6-4          SR           Atlanta, GA
Matrez Scott                      Fort Valley State               6-2          SR           Eatonton, GA
Najee Lane                      Clark Atlanta                     6-4          JR            Trenton, NJ
Maurice Mickens             LeMoyne-Owen                6-0          SR           Memphis, TN
Julian English                  Paine                                 5-9          SR           Atlanta, GA

Second Team

Andrae Nelson                  Tuskegee                        6-6          JR            Selma, AL
Sean Glenn                        Albany State                    5-9          SR           Atlanta, GA
Eric Salley                          Claflin                               6-1          JR            Walterboro, SC
Gerard Devaughn             Stillman                            6-8          SR           Fairburn, GA
Darrell Aiken                     Fort Valley State              6-4          SR           Marietta, GA

2009-10 SIAC MEN’S BASKETBALL
PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

  1. Claflin
  2. Benedict
  3. Lane
  4. Clark Atlanta
  5. Albany State
  6. LeMoyne-Owen, Paine & Tuskegee
  7. Morehouse
  8. Fort Valley State & Kentucky State
  9. Miles
  10. Stillman