ODAC basketball continues to be one of the deepest sports the conference has to offer. The conference continues to have success at the national level as well, with at least two schools each year and 16 overall squads qualifying for the NCAA Division III Tournament since 2009-10.
The national pundits see continued success for the ODAC in 2015-16 with two teams ranked or receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Top-25. That's despite just seven all-conference performers returning from the 18 that dotted the awards list a season ago. And as D3hoops.com implies, that certainly has not left the cupboard bare of talent. Virginia Wesleyan College opens as the highest ranked ODAC squad in that survey, sitting second behind defending national champion Augustana College (Ill.). Randolph-Macon College is the first squad receiving votes just outside the top-25 with 99 tallies. Both programs have earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament for at least the past six years, with VWC qualifying each of the last 11 seasons and winning the national title in 2006.
Four All-ODAC First Teamers will need to be replaced for the second straight year, including Guilford College standout Matt McCarthy, who earned the ODAC/Kurt Axe Player of the Year award a season ago. Virginia Wesleyan sharpshooter Khory Moore and Washington and Lee University big man Clayton Murtha -- the reigning ODAC Rookie of the Year -- are the only two first team selections set to return.
ODAC Men's Basketball Media Day marks the official kick-off to the 2015-16 season. Each of the league's 12 coaches meet with the media in Salem on Thursday, October 29 for the annual function hosted by the Salem Rotary Club. Videos (posted to this site) will help you learn how each coach feels about his squad coming into the campaign, in addition to his take on the never-dull ODAC as teams prepare for a 16-game league schedule against some of the best competition NCAA Division III has to offer.
For more information on each of the ODAC's men's basketball squads, click on the links and photos below. The information inside will continue to evolve as the preseason progresses, bringing you a more "virtual" experience than a print or PDF media guide. Updates to come include full rosters, individual program preview articles, and other team specific information. This page will also evolve with the addition of the annual ODAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll and video clips from each of the coaches' appearances at the 2015-16 ODAC Media Day. Remember to use the links in the menu bar to gather even more information including season archives, records, all-conference teams and the 2015-16 composite schedule.
D3hoops.com Preseason Top-25 Poll
D3hoops.com Preseason All-Americans
2015-16 ODAC Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Video Clips from 2015-16 ODAC Men's Basketball Media Day
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