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ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Coming off a spectacular junior season, VMI senior center Jake Stephens was named to the 2021-22 Preseason All-Southern Conference team as announced by the league Tuesday afternoon from the Southern Conference Basketball Media Day presented by Ingles in Asheville, North Carolina.
Last season, Stephens earned All-SoCon second team honors after averaging 14.9 points - second on the team - and led the Keydets in rebounding (7.8). He ranked 12th in the SoCon in scoring and third in rebounding and had five double-doubles in 2020-21, including a career-high 33 points and 11 rebounds in win over The Citadel January 16.
The Bunker Hill, West Virginia, native also had double-doubles against Hampton (11-12), George Mason (14-10), Furman (15-14), and The Citadel (19-16). He scored in double figures in 20 games, including 14 straight toward the end of the season when he averaged 18.4 points over that stretch.
The Keydets have been slated to finish seventh in the league race based on the preseason coaches' and media polls released.
Chattanooga was picked as the preseason favorite to win the league title while The Citadel's Hayden Brown was tabbed as the preseason player of the year.
The coaches, who also picked a 10-member preseason all-conference team, were not allowed to vote for their own teams or student-athletes as part of the balloting. Six different programs were represented on the preseason All-SoCon squad.
Three SoCon squads are under new leadership this season, with Desmond Oliver taking the reins at ETSU, Mike Jones entering his first season at UNCG and Justin Gray making his debut at Western Carolina.
The SoCon Basketball Media Day presented by Ingles will take place in Asheville, North Carolina, at Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville on Tuesday, with interviews with each head coach conducted by Pete Yanity airing on ESPN+ on Wednesday beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern.
The 2021-22 season gets underway Tuesday, Nov. 9, with nine SoCon teams in action, while ETSU opens its season on Friday, Nov. 12.
The 2022 Ingles SoCon Men's Basketball Championship will be held March 4-7 at Harrah's Cherokee Center – Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, with the semifinals airing live on ESPNU and the final on ESPN.
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2021-22 Southern Conference Preseason Coaches Poll
Team (1st-place votes) Total
1. Chattanooga (7) 77
2. Furman (2) 71
3. ETSU 59
4. Mercer (1) 58
5. Wofford 49
6. UNCG 45
7. VMI 32
8. Samford 24
9. The Citadel 23
10. Western Carolina 12
2021-22 Preseason Southern Conference Player of the Year
Hayden Brown, Gr., F, The Citadel
2021-22 Preseason All-Southern Conference team
Hayden Brown, Gr., F, The Citadel
Ledarrius Brewer, R-Jr., G, ETSU
David Sloan, Sr., G, ETSU
Mike Bothwell, Sr., G, Furman
Alex Hunter, 5th, G, Furman
Neftali Alvarez, R-Jr., G, Mercer
Felipe Haase, R-Sr., F, Mercer
David Jean-Baptiste, Gr., G, Chattanooga
Malachi Smith, So., G, Chattanooga
Jake Stephens, Sr., C, VMI
2021-22 Southern Conference Preseason Media Poll
Team (1st-place votes) Total
1. Chattanooga (18) 254
2. Furman (3) 220
3. Wofford (1) 191
4. Mercer (2) 190
5. ETSU 186
6. UNCG (3) 160
7. VMI 104
8. The Citadel 74
9. Samford 57
10. Western Carolina 49
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