[Men's Basketball] Three Teams Collect First Place Votes in Preseason Poll

Saint Katherine closed out the 2021-22 season with a win in the California Pacific Conference championship game, and the conference coaches anticipate the Firebirds will continue their momentum into the 2022-23 campaign, awarding them six first place votes in the coaches' Preseason Poll.  Antelope Valley is coming off a solid season last year, and the conference coaches see the Pioneers as an even stronger contender this time around, handing them four first place votes, and Simpson picked up one first place vote.