UNC Wilmington picked 2nd in CAA poll
MBB: Murray State will face the Seahawks November 20th in Fort Myers, FL
Head coaches from the Coastal Athletic Association (formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association) voted Charleston as the preseason pick to win the CAA with 10 of 14 first-place votes. UNC Wilmington who nabbed three first-place votes, were voted second in the preseason poll.
UNCW will face Murray State on November 20th in the opening game of the Fort Myers Tipoff Classic.
The Seahawks return junior forward Trazarien White, who led the team with 14.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game last season. White was named to the NCAA Preseason All-Conference Team.
After winning the CBI title in 2022, UNCW won 24 games last season, and made their second-straight trip to the CAA Tournament championship game.
Here is a look at Murray State’s Division I non-conference opponents, and where they were picked in their conference preseason polls:
November 10th vs. Tennessee Tech (6th in OVC)
November 14th vs. Western Kentucky (3rd in Conference USA)
November 20th vs. UNC Wilmington (2nd in CAA)
November 22nd vs. Appalachian State (2nd in Sun Belt)
December 9th at Austin Peay (8th in ASUN)
December 13th at Mississippi State (7th in SEC)
December 16th vs. Southeastern Louisiana (1st in Southland)
December 18th at Little Rock (7th in OVC)
December 22nd vs. SMU (7th in AAC)
December 30th vs. Middle Tennessee State (T-1 in Conference USA)