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Devils Picked Fourth in CACC Pre-Season Poll
The University of the Sciences in Philadelphia men’s basketball team has been picked fourth in the 2009-10 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Pre-Season basketball poll released late Wednesday afternoon. The conference’s 13 head coaches conducted the voting.
USP received 35 votes in the poll behind Holy Family University’s 51. Philadelphia University was predicted to win the Southern Division after garnering all 13 first-place votes and 78 points. Goldey-Beacom College was picked to finish second with 61 points
Bloomfield College earned the top spot in the Northern Division, earning 12 of the 13 first place votes and 90 points. Post University was picked to finish second, getting 73 points. Caldwell College received the other first place vote and finished tied for third place with Felician College, getting 59 points.
The Devils return just two starters for last season’s squad which finished with a 7-20 record and in fifth place in the CACC southern division. Junior Adewale Adefemi (Winslow Township HS/ Chesilhurst, N.J.) was the Devils leading scorer and rebounder averaging 13.0 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. ‘Wale earned third team All-CACC honors last season.
USP’s lone senior returning is Curtis Fitch (Marianapolis Prep HS/North Grosvenordale, Conn.). Fitch led the Devils in field goal percentage (45.8%) and blocked shots (15) last season. Sophomore Myer Messinger (Dallas HS/Trucksville, Pa.) will also be expected to contribute to the Devils offense this season. Messinger saw action in all 27 games for the Devils last season, averaging 13.6 minutes and 3.9 points per game. Small forward Omari Phillip (Germantown Friends School/Elkins Park, Pa.) is expected to see increased playing time while freshman point guard Will Kernan (Lawrenceville School/Medford, N.J.) leads a cast of ten newcomers on the Devils squad.
The Devils open their season at West Chester University on November 17, 2009. In addition to their 17-game conference schedule and usual non-conference contests, the Devils will face Division I Brown University at the Palestra on Friday, November 27, 2009 in the Philly Hoop Group Classic.
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