Vermont Tops 2022-23 America East Men's Basketball Preseason Poll, Paces All-Conference Selections

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BOSTON – Coming off winning its league-best ninth men’s basketball title, Vermont is the favorite in the 2022-23 America East Men’s Basketball preseason poll, which was announced on Thursday morning. The Catamounts, who also claimed their league-record sixth-straight regular-season title last season, edged out league newcomer Bryant atop the poll. Vermont and Bryant combined to claim four of the six preseason All-Conference team members, which was also unveiled with the poll.

The preseason poll and preseason all-conference team were voted on by the league’s nine head coaches who were not allowed to vote for their own team.

The Catamounts earned seven of a possible eight first-place votes and 63 points. They were followed closely in second by America East newcomer Bryant, the reigning Northeast Conference champion, who is in its first season as a conference member. The Bulldogs earned the other two first-place votes and 58 points, followed by UMass Lowell in third, its best-ever placement, and Binghamton, its best-predicted finish since 2009.

Binghamton’s Jacob Falko is the lone returning first-team All-America East team member from last season on the preseason All-League squad. He is joined by UMass Lowell’s Max Brooks along with Bryant’s Charles Pride, a first-team All-NEC choice last year, Earl Timberlake, and Vermont’s Dylan Penn and Finn Sullivan.

2022-23 America East Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

No.	School	Points (1^st Place Votes)
1.	Vermont	63 (7)
2.	Bryant	58 (2)
3.	UMass Lowell	47
4.	Binghamton	42
5.	UMBC	40
6.	UAlbany	25
7.	New Hampshire	23
8.	NJIT	14
9.	Maine	12

2022-23 America East Men’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team

Name	Yr.	Pos.	School
Max Brooks	Jr.	Forward	UMass Lowell
Jacob Falko	Sr.	Guard	Binghamton
Dylan Penn	Gr.	Guard	Vermont
Charles Pride	Sr.	Guard	Bryant
Finn Sullivan	Gr.	Guard	Vermont
Earl Timberlake	Jr.	Guard	Bryant

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