Southern Conference men’s basketball coaches believe the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has the best player entering the 2024-25 season.
The Mocs will have an opportunity to prove those same coaches wrong when it comes to being the best team.
UTC guard Trey Bonham, a 6-foot senior, was named the Southern Conference preseason player of the year and the Mocs were picked second behind reigning league champion Samford in the preseason poll released Wednesday.
Meanwhile, UTC’s women, the two-time reigning SoCon champions, were selected to finish sixth out of eight teams as Wofford was chosen the league favorite and had the preseason player of the year in senior guard Rachael Rose.
Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams or players in the league’s preseason balloting.