ATLANTA, Ga. – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has released their preseason honors just ahead of the Men's Basketball Media Day, with senior Gregg Boyd (Seat Pleasant, Md.) earning Second Team honors, announced Thursday by the league office.
 
The preseason honors and predicted order of finish are voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
 
Fifth-year senior for the Golden Tigers who has put up career numbers of 9.8 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.7 rebounds per game in 72 career contests. When last seen during the shortened 2020-21 season, the Seat Pleasant, Md. native finished seventh in the NCAA with a 94% free throw percentage while leading the conference in free throws made (52) in 2020-21.
 
Boyd also ranked third in the SIAC and led the Golden Tigers with 16.7 points per game, placed fourth in the league by averaging 2.20 three-pointers a contest and made 42.5% of his field goals (51-of-120) and 39.3% from behind the arc (24-for-61). He also scored in double figures in all but three games, including a 30-point game against Spring Hill and four games over 20 points on the two seasons ago.
 
Fans are welcomed to watch the SIAC Men's Basketball Virtual Media Day live on Thursday, November 3 at 10:00 am ET via our SIAC YouTube channel. Tuskegee men's basketball is scheduled to for 11:10 ET.
 
Preseason Superlative Awards
Preseason Player of the Year
K.J. Doucett, Fort Valley State
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Brandon Beildleman, Benedict
 
Men's Basketball Preseason Rankings by Division
East Division

1. Morehouse
2. Benedict
3. Savannah State
4. Albany State
5. Fort Valley State
6. Clark Atlanta
7. Allen
8. Edward Waters

 
West Division

1. Miles
2. Tuskegee
3. LeMoyne-Owen
4. Kentucky State
5. Central State
6. Lane
7. Spring Hill

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2022-23 SIAC Men's Basketball Preseason Team
First Team
Yasim Hooker*	Miles	Senior	Guard	Newark, NJ
Jordan Simpson*	Albany State	Senior	Forward	Pasadena, CA
Malik Parker*	Albany State	Senior	Guard	Chicago, IL
Kabamba Beril*	Spring Hill	Sophomore	Forward	Clearwater, FL
K.J. Doucett	Fort Valley State	Sophomore	Forward	Austell, GA

 
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Second Team
Montrell Jacobs	Kentucky State	Senior	Guard	Milwaukee, WI
Gregg Boyd	Tuskegee	R-Senior	Guard	Seat Pleasant, MD
Mykayle Carter	Miles	Junior	Forward	Lauderhill, FL
Marcus Scott	Central State	Junior	Guard	Hinesville, GA
Brandon Beildleman	Benedict	Junior	Guard	Charlotte, N.C.

 
*Indicates returner for 2021-22 SIAC All-Conference Team
 
About the SIAC
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors eight men's and six women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit www.thesiac.com.
 
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