Owens & Hall Named to SAC Players to Watch
Limestone Transfer Isayah Owens and Wingate Transfer Aaron Hall have been named the Players to watch for the Cobras this season.
Isayah Owens-Guard-#3
Owens, a native of Inman, SC, was the first Cobra named to the SAC Player to Watch list. Owens, a graduate student from Limestone University, will be playing Guard for the Cobras this season. In his senior year with the Saints, he averaged 13.2 PPG and 3.2 assists per game. He was shooting 54.1% from 2-point range and 33.7% from 3-point range. He was a cornerstone to the Saints' offense.
Aaron Hall-Foward-#4
Hall, a native of Charlotte, NC, was the second Cobra to be named to the SAC Player to Watch List. A Junior transfer from Wingate University will be playing forward for the Cobras this season. Hall averaged 9.3 PPG and 51% from the field for the Bulldogs last season. He was a key player for the Bulldogs on offense, averaging 5.4 rebounds and racking up 14 steals over the season.
Preseason Rankings
The Cobras were picked 10th in the SAC Preseason polls going into Nick Pasqua's first season at the helm for the Cobras.
Rank School (First Place Votes) Score
1. Lenoir-Rhyne (8) 128
2t. Anderson (3) 109
2t. Lincoln Memorial 109
4. Carson-Newman (1) 104
5. Catawba 97
6. UVA Wise 86
7. Wingate 70
8. Newberry 60
9. Tusculum 54
10. Coker 50
11. Emory & Henry 31
12. Mars Hill 26
2025-26 SAC Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference First Team
Jack Browder, Carson-Newman
Evan Ramsey, UVA Wise
Conrad Luczynski, Lenoir-Rhyne
Nick Walker, Catawba
Bryce Jackson, Tusculum
AJ Wright Jr., Anderson
Ian Blue, Anderson
2025-26 SAC Men's Basketball Players to Watch
Carson-Newman: Braden Ilic
Catawba: Ibra Athie
Coker: Isayah Owens, Aaron Hall
Emory & Henry: Jackson Crawford, Korbin Dixon
Lenoir-Rhyne: Julian Dozier
Lincoln Memorial: Nate Mims, Yassin Hussein
Mars Hill: Aljaz Vidmar, Jaheim Taylor
Newberry: Drake Downs, Malakhi Stremlow
Tusculum: TJ Printup
UVA Wise: Patrick Shelley
Wingate: Jordan Miller, Corbin Pack
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cobras will be starting their season off at home on November 14th against Ferrum University. This game will tip off at 12:00 PM.