HARTFORD, Conn. – The Trinity College Men's Basketball team was selected #18 in the first edition of the 2023-24 D3hoops.com Division III Top 25 Poll, released on Monday. The Bantams jump up seven spots are appearing in the Receiving Votes category in the Preseason Poll.
Trinity sits at 6-0 on the season, picking up victories over Regis College (71-56), UMass-Dartmouth (84-52) and University of Saint Joseph (70-58) along the way. Most recently, the Bantams dominated Elms College 95-60 on the road behind a 29-point effort from senior Ben Callahan-Gold. Offensively, the Bantams are producing 78 points per game, shooting 47.1% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 73.6% from the foul line.
Defensively, Trinity ranks second in the Nation in scoring defense, holding opponents to 53.5 points per game and 35.7 percent from the field, the 12th lowest percentage in the country. Nationally, the Bantams rank 10th in assist-turnover ratio (1.57), 25th in turnover margin (5.7), 30th in blocks per game (5.3), 30th in rebounding margin (10.0) and 33rd in assists per game (17.0).
Trinity will be back on the court Tuesday night when they travel to Anna Maria College for a non-conference battle. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
Dropped out: No. 12 Johns Hopkins; No. 14 Randolph-Macon; No. 15 Mary Hardin-Baylor; No. 16 Wabash; No. 17 Catholic; No. 18 Carthage; No. 20 East Texas Baptist; No. 21 North Park; No. 23 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps; No. 24 Middlebury.
Others receiving votes: Illinois College 68; Randolph-Macon 61; Catholic 54; St. Thomas (Texas) 52; Carthage 50; Albertus Magnus 41; Trinity (Texas) 34; Widener 32; St. Joseph (Conn.) 30; Rowan 28; UW-Platteville 25; Stockton 20; Coe 16; Elmhurst 16; Wabash 15; DeSales 14; Mary Hardin-Baylor 12; Dubuque 12; Babson 11; Nichols 10; St. Norbert 10; Hope 6; Mary Washington 3; Montclair State 3; Utica 3; Maryville 2; UW-Superior 2; Arcadia 1; Concordia-Moorhead 1.
The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and media members from across the country, and is published weekly. Points are awarded on a 25-24-23-22-etc. basis.
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