College basketball season begins Friday November 11th! Be sure to check out our daily previews of all nine America East schools. Here are some key notes on UNH men's basketball:
- The Wildcats were picked second in the conference’s preseason poll after winning a program-record 20 games last season, including their first-ever postseason victory.
- Bill Herrion enters his 13th season at New Hampshire. He is America East’s all-time leader in conference wins (183) and tournament wins (23).
- Junior Tanner Leissner is the conference’s lone returning first-team All-Conference selection from last year after becoming UNH’s first first teamer in 11 seasons. The preseason all-league choice ranked third in America East in scoring (15.9 ppg) and fourth in rebounding (7.3 rpg) last season.
- Senior Jaleen Smith is also back after averaging 13.4 points and 3.4 assists last season on his way towards earning second-team All-Conference honors.
- New Hampshire begins its 2016-17 season Friday at home vs. Lesley. The Wildcats will participate in the NIT Preseason Tip-Off as well with games vs. Temple, West Virginia, Detroit and Winthrop as part of the event.
Head Coach Bill Herrion
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