Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
The Horizon League didn’t do a revote for its preseason poll — even though ballots were collected before anyone knew Wright State star Tanner Holden would be eligible this season.
But given that the Raiders were picked third after finishing tied for sixth last season and that Holden was named preseason second-team all-league, it seems as if most coaches, media and sports information directors casting votes certainly ASSUMED he’d get a favorable ruling.
Fifth-year guard Trey Calvin was named the preseason player of the year, the first Raider to earn the honor since Loudon Love did it multiple times, most recently in 2020-21.
Joining Holden on the second team was sophomore forward Brandon Noel. No other school had more than two individual honorees.
Northern Kentucky was named the conference favorite with Milwaukee second. But the balloting was tight.
Five different teams earned first-place votes: NKU 18, Wright State 12, Milwaukee 10, Youngstown State three and Cleveland State one.
