ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026-27 preseason all-conference men's basketball teams, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Tuesday, featuring two returning players from the 2025-26 All-SIAC lineup.
Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
| FIRST TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Khalil Genwright* |
Guard |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Wilmington, N.C. |
| Sincere Moore* |
Guard |
Morehouse |
Sr. |
Chesterfield, Va. |
| Cameron Evans |
Guard |
Albany State |
Sr. |
Americus, Ga. |
| Brandon Peters |
Guard |
Morehouse |
Jr. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Christopher McKnight |
Guard |
Allen |
Sr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
| – * RETURNING 2025-26 ALL-SIAC SELECTION |
| SECOND TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Anthony Wright |
Forward |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ill. |
| Tavaris Bell |
Guard |
Allen |
So. |
Columbia, S.C. |
| Terin Wofford |
Guard |
Kentucky State |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ga. |
| Sean Paige |
Center |
Kentucky State |
Sr. |
Maywood, Ill. |
| Gerrard Living |
Forward |
LeMoyne-Owen |
Sr. |
Houston, Texas |
| THIRD TEAM |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Zyere Edwards |
Point Guard |
Savannah State |
Sr. |
Savannah, Ga. |
| Malachi Chavis |
Guard |
Benedict |
Jr. |
Huntsville, Ala. |
| James Leach |
Forward |
Savannah State |
Sr. |
Savannah, Ga. |
| Jayvon Johnson |
Guard |
Edward Waters |
So. |
Atlanta, Ga. |
| Zion Davis |
Guard |
Savannah State |
Sr. |
Dublin, Ga. |
| PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Khalil Genwright |
Guard |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Wilmington, N.C. |
| PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR |
| NAME |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Anthony Wright |
Forward |
Tuskegee |
Sr. |
Decatur, Ill. |
| PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH |
| 1. Morehouse |
| 2. Clark Atlanta |
| 3. Tuskegee |
| 4. Miles |
| 5. Edward Waters |
| 6. Savannah State |
| 7. Albany State |
| 8. Benedict |
| 9. LeMoyne-Owen |
| 10. Central State |
| 11. Fort Valley State |
| 12. Allen |
| 13. Lane |
| 14. Kentucky State |
| 15. Spring Hill |
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is an NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) headquartered 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 eight women's sports and is a proud member of NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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