ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2025-26 preseason all-conference men's basketball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Wednesday, featuring four returning players from the 2024-25 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason teams are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Shakur Poteat* |
Guard |
Albany State |
Graduate |
Orlando, Fla. |
| Kusamae Draper* |
Forward |
Tuskegee |
Senior |
Conyers, Ga. |
| Aziel Blackwell* |
Guard |
Kentucky State |
Senior |
Newark, N.J. |
| Khalil Genwright* |
Guard |
Tuskegee |
Junior |
Wilmington, N.C. |
| Amari Floyd |
Forward |
Edward Waters |
Junior |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| – * RETURNING 2024-25 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Ramar Pryor |
Guard |
Central State |
Senior |
Canton, Ohio |
| Elijah Greer Dawson |
Guard |
Lane |
Senior |
Detroit, Mich. |
| JerMontae Hill |
Guard/Forward |
Morehouse |
Senior |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Jaylen Jackson |
Forward |
Fort Valley State |
Senior |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Javote Landy |
Guard |
Savannah State |
Senior |
Savannah, Ga. |
| THIRD TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Najashi Tolefree |
Forward |
Miles |
Senior |
Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Gregory Melvin |
Forward |
Kentucky State |
Senior |
Virginia Beach, Va. |
| Ny'Mire Little |
Guard |
Clark Atlanta |
R-Senior |
Chester, Pa. |
| Kharye Cayne |
Center |
Clark Atlanta |
Senior |
Raleigh, N.C. |
| Caleb Hymon |
Guard |
Benedict |
Senior |
Raleigh, N.C. |
| PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Shakur Poteat |
Guard |
Albany State |
Graduate |
Orlando, Fla. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Amari Floyd |
Forward |
Edward Waters |
Junior |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH (BY DIVISION) |
| EAST |
| 1. Clark Atlanta |
| 2. Savannah State |
| 3. Morehouse |
| 4. Albany State |
| 5. Edward Waters |
| 6. Benedict |
| 7. Fort Valley State |
| 8. Allen |
| WEST |
| 1. Miles |
| 2. Tuskegee |
| 3. Central State |
| 4. Kentucky State |
| 5. Lane |
| 6. Spring Hill |
| 7. LeMoyne-Owen |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically black colleges and universities with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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