St. Bonifacius, MN - The Polars Men's Basketball team was picked to finish 4th in the UMAC after the conference released the preseason coaches poll and preview.
| Institution |
Total Number of Points |
2022-23 UMAC Record |
2022-23 Overall Record |
| Bethany Lutheran (7) |
49 points |
13-2 |
26-5 |
| University of Northwestern |
40 points |
9-5 |
14-12 |
| UW-Superior (1) |
39 points |
10-4 |
17-10 |
| Crown College |
29 points |
6-8 |
20-11 |
| North Central |
25 points |
8-6 |
17-11 |
| UM-Morris |
21 points |
8-6 |
13-12 |
| Northland |
14 points |
3-11 |
5-20 |
| Martin Luther |
7 points |
0-14 |
2-22 |
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Crown head coach
Luke Herbert begins his 14th season as the helm of the program after finishing with an NCAA-era program best 20 wins last season. The Polars return a plethora of significant play makers with some notable returners listed below:
Cade Carroll, GR, W | 1st Team All-UMAC in 2022-23 | 909 Career Points, 344 Career Rebounds, 18.2 Career PPG |
Jacob Masek, GR, G | 255 points, 206 rebounds, 134 assists in 2022-23 |
Jacob Van Dam, GR, W | Honorable Mention All-UMAC in 2021-22 | 704 Career Points, 241 Career Rebounds |
Micah Ladd, SR, G | 512 Career Points, 300 Career Assists |
Alec Testerman, GR, G | 465 Career Points, 283 Career Rebounds, 46.2 Career FG% |
Carter Behne, SR, G | 376 Career Points, 148 Career Rebounds |
The 2023-24 men's basketball season gets underway in nine days with the first competition on November 11th at 5pm at home.
For the full UMAC release visit:
https://umacathletics.com/news/2023/11/2/bethany-lutheran-tops-2023-24-umac-mens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll.aspx
