PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference 2022-23 Men's Basketball Pre-Season Coaches' Poll was released today, and the league head coaches believe that Penn State Altoona will win the AMCC league title this February.  

Hilbert College, after finishing as the No. 6 seed last February, was slotted to finish in a tie for fourth place in the coaches' poll behind La Roche and Penn State Behrend.

Head Coach Rob deGrandpre welcomes back two key starters from a year ago whose consistency led the Hawks into the post-season tournament. 

Sophomore forward Edward Parez (Clifton, NJ/Clifton) led the AMCC in offensive rebounds/game (2.77) and was ranked #104 in NCAA Division III a year ago at the conclusion of his first NCAA season of competition.  Perez averaged 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.

Sophomore guard Quran Briggs (Ellicott City, MD/Mount Hebron) earned his starting spot a year ago and led the Hawks with 12.9 points per game after hitting .453-percent from the field.

Penn State Altoona's Andruw Harman was picked as the Preseason Player of the Year by the eight league head coaches after being named the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year while garnering a spot on the First Team.