SEASON PREVIEW: Men's Basketball Picked Third In CNE Preseason Poll

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BEVERLY, Mass. — The Endicott men's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the 2024-25 Conference of New England (CNE) preseason poll. Here's an inside look at the upcoming season for the Gulls, which tips off at 7:00 PM next Wednesday, 11/13 at MIT.

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The Gulls were also selected third in last year's preseason poll. They wound up advancing to the CCC Playoffs before falling to Suffolk, 80-79, in overtime.
• Back-to-back CCC Rookie of the Year honorees Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) and Elijah Kinney (Nashville, Tenn.) return for their junior and sophomore seasons, respectively. The two combined to score 27.9% of Endicott's 84.7 team points per game last season, and also collected 30.8% of Endicott's team rebounds.
• Sharpshooter Drew Brown (Pelham, N.H.) and big men Parker McLaren (Newburyport, Mass.) and Taylor Yates (Saint Albans, Vt.) return to the Gulls squad for grad seasons. They are accompanied by graduate forward Marcus Montagnino (Gloucester, Mass.), who transfers in from Xavier University Club Basketball. 
• Endicott will play 10 games at MacDonald Gymnasium and 16 games on the road this season.
• The two teams selected ahead of the Gulls in the preseason poll were Western New England and Nichols.

HIGHLIGHTED GAMES

• At No. 13 Tufts (11/23/24)
• Middlebury (12/1/24), Home Opener
• Suffolk (12/10/24), 2023 CCC First Round Playoff Rematch
• Western New England (1/11/25), 3 PM
• Nichols (2/11/25), 7:30 PM

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Photo Credit - (Emma Purple '24)