COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) released the 2019 Preseason Men's Basketball Coaches Poll and Players to Watch on Thursday.

The coaches poll was voted on by all 16 head men's basketball coaches. Coaches could not vote for their own institution. The Preseason Players to Watch were selected by each institution.

Click here to view the preseason page.

Coaches Poll (first-place votes)
1. Colorado School of Mines – 224 (14)
2. Dixie State – 198 (1)
3. Regis – 185
4. New Mexico Highlands – 163
5. MSU Denver – 156 (1)
6. UCCS – 146
7. Fort Lewis – 131
8. Colorado Mesa – 127
9. Black Hills State – 123
10. South Dakota Mines – 107
11. Westminster – 96
12. CSU-Pueblo – 78
13. Chadron State – 71
14. Adams State – 70
15. Western – 24
16. Colorado Christian - 21
 
Preseason Players to Watch
 



SD Mines
Logan Elers, SR., F, 6-7 from Rotorua, New Zealand 
(RMAC 2^nd Team, Academic All-District First Team, RMAC All-Academic First Team, 2 RMAC Defensive Player Of The Week Awards)
Mitch Sueker, R-SO., F, 6-9 from  Marshall, Minn.
(RMAC Freshman of The Year, RMAC 2^nd Team, RMAC All-Academic First Team, RMAC Offensive Player Of The Week)


Adams State
Rickey Norris
Szymon Walczak
Jared Perry

Black Hills State
#23 Tyler Oliver
 
Chadron State
#0 Colby Jackson
#1 Michael Sparks
 
Colorado Christian
#20 Justin Engesser
#4 Jake Hornick
 
Colorado Mesa
#25 Tommy Nuno
 
Colorado School of Mines
#1 Mason Baker
#23 Michael Glen
 
CSU-Pueblo
Jason Anderson
Tyson Gilbert
Donovan Oldham

Dixie State
#10 Jack Pagenkopf
#44 Hunter Schofield
 
Fort Lewis
*This institution elected to not submit preseason players to watch.

MSU Denver
#1 Druce Asah
#25 Kendall McIntosh
#11 Mitch Lombard

New Mexico Highlands
#0 Raquan Mitchell
#1 Desmond Carpenter
 
Regis University
#5 Christian Little
#11 Toni Rocak
#12 Roberto Vercellino

South Dakota Mines
*This institution elected to not submit preseason players to watch.
 
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
#10 Padiet Wang
#15 Blend Avdili
#3 Daraun Clark
 
Western
#42 Jackson Ehrlin
#11 Cole Sienknecht
 
Westminster
#2 Brandon Warr
#21 Alec Monson