The 2015-16 America East men's basketball season begins on Friday with eight of the conference's nine teams in action.
With 12 All-Conference selections back from last year, expectations are high this season. The top four teams in the conference standings - Albany, Vermont, Stony Brook, New Hampshire - combined for 84 wins and return 17 starters for the 2015-16 campaign.
Here's a look at the upcoming games:
Schedule - Friday, November 13
- Vermont at Eastern Michigan, 11:00 AM - ESPN3
- Albany at Kentucky, 7 p.m. - SEC Network
- Maine at UConn, 7 p.m. - SNY/ESPN3
- Lyndon State at New Hampshire, 7:30 p.m. - AmericaEast.TV
- Binghamton at St. Bonaventure, 8 p.m.
- Hartford at Central Conn. State, 8 p.m.
- UMBC at Wake Forest, 8 p.m. - ESPN3
- UMass Lowell at Northwestern, 8 p.m.
Notes
- Vermont will be one of the first teams in the country to tip, hosting
- Three teams will be featured on ESPN3 Friday with Vermont visiting Eastern Michigan, UMBC at Wake Forest and Maine at UConn
- The top four teams in the preseason coaches poll - Stony Brook, Albany, Vermont and New Hampshire - combined for 84 wins last year and the four teams return a combined 17 starters
- Albany, the three-time defending America East champion, will try to become just the second program to win four straight conference titles (Northeastern ‘84-’87)
- Stony Brook, the league’s preseason favorite, has all five starters back from a team that won 20 games for the fourth-straight season in 2014-15.
- Twelve of the 15 All-Conference selections from last season are back.
- Two-time America East Player of Year Jameel Warney will try to join Reggie Lewis and Taylor Coppenrath as the only players to win the award three straight year .
- Warney was named one of the top 100 players in college basketball by NBC Sports and to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award, given to the top power forward in the nation
- Stony Brook’s Carson Puriefoy was named to the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the top point guard in the country.
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