BEVERLY, Mass. – Based on a vote of league head coaches, Nichols College was picked to win the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship in the 2023-24 preseason poll. The Bison secured eight of the nine first-place votes.

Western New England (one first-place vote) was picked to finish second and Endicott rounded out the top three. The Golden Bears return the 2022-23 Player of the Year in Jake Harrison while the Gulls return last season’s Rookie of the Year in Jeff Hill.

Last season, Nichols won the regular season and the Conference Tournament, and advanced to NCAA Division III Sectional Final. The Bison finished the season with a 26-6 (16-2 CCC) record and the second-most wins in program history.

This season, the Hartford Hawks are provided with a full slate of men's basketball competition vs. league opponents. All Hartford games and matches with CCC opponents do not count towards Conference records and are categorized as non-conference contests.

The rounds of the 2023-24 CCC Tournament will be held February 20, February 22 and February 24.

2023-24 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll
As voted on by the CCC head coaches.
 

	Team	Points (First-Place Votes)
1.	Nichols College	79 (8)
2.	Western New England	73 (1)
3.	Endicott College	63
4.	Suffolk University	47
5.	Wentworth Institute of Technology	45
6.	Roger Williams University	39
7.	Gordon College	29
8.	Curry College	19
9.	University of New England	11

ABOUT THE COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE
The Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), founded in 1984, is an NCAA Division III athletic conference composed of 10 full member and two associate member institutions throughout the New England region. Its membership aims to provide student-athletes with a positive experience in their pursuit of excellence through high academic standards, quality competition and a meaningful student life. The conference administers championships in 20 intercollegiate sports.

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