CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri was picked seventh in the 2024-25 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Preseason Poll Wednesday.
SEMO accumulated 86 points in the overall voting by the OVC head men's basketball coaches.
Little Rock was tabbed this year's preseason favorite with 200 points and 20 of the possible 22 first-place votes. The Trojans were one of three teams to share last year's OVC regular-season title along with Morehead State and UT Martin.
Western Illinois (172 pts.), SIU Edwardsville (2 first-place votes, 151 pts.), Tennessee State (134 pts.), Morehead State (131 pts.) and Eastern Illinois (87 pts.) were also picked ahead of the Redhawks.
Southern Indiana (79 pts.), Lindenwood (67 pts.), UT Martin (52 pts.) and Tennessee Tech (51 pts.) complete the 11-team poll.
SEMO, which is under the direction of fifth-year Head Coach
Brad Korn, tips off its season at Bradley on Nov. 4. Guards Teddy Washington, Jr. and
Rob Martin are among the league's Players to Watch this upcoming year.
2024-25 OVC Men's Basketball Players to Watch
Each team selected two "Players to Watch" to represent their team.
Eastern Illinois
Nakyel Shelton - G, Sr., Washington, Missouri
Kooper Jacobi - F, Grad., Sellersburg, Indiana
Lindenwood
Markeith Browning II - G, Grad., Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jeremiah Talton - G/F, Jr., Quincy, Illinois
Little Rock
KK Robinson - G, Grad., Little Rock, Arkansas
Jordan Jefferson - G, Sr., Marietta, Georgia
Morehead State
Dieonte Miles - F, Grad., Walton, Kentucky
Trent Scott - G, R-So., Tampa, Florida
Southeast Missouri
Teddy Washington Jr. - G, Sr., Blytheville, Arkansas
Rob Martin - G, Jr., St. Louis, Missouri
SIUE
Ray'Sean Taylor - G, Grad., Collinsville, Illinois
Desmond Polk - G, Grad., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Southern Indiana
Stephen Olowoniyi - F, So., Melbourne, Australia
Jayland Randall - G, Jr., Detroit, Michigan
Tennessee State
Ahmir Langlais - F, Grad., Atlanta, Georgia
Justus Jackson - G, Jr., Surprise, Arizona
Tennessee Tech
Daniel Egbuniwe - F, Jr., Memphis, Tennessee
Rodney Johnson Jr. - F, Sr., Bryan, Texas
UT Martin
Vladimer Salaridze - F, R-Sr., Tbilisi, Georgia
Josué Grullon - G, Jr., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Western Illinois
Ryan Myers - G, Sr., Brooklyn, New York
Sean Smith - G, Sr., Louisville, Kentucky
