UAA men placed 4th in the GNAC, opened Oct. 25

PORTLAND, Ore. (Oct. 17) – Looking to carry momentum from last spring’s NCAA Tournament, the Alaska Anchorage men’s basketball team was ranked fourth in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference’s annual preseason coaches poll released Thursday .

With a record of 22-11 and a playoff spot, the Seawolves return five letterwinners from last season, including starters Dillon Barrientos (Sr., PG, 11.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 spg, .345 3FG) and Sloan Lentfer (4.9 ppg, 3.6 rpg, .519 FG).

Defending GNAC Tournament champion Central Washington was selected to win the league. He received 90 points and four of the 10 first-place votes, while defending regular-season champion Montana State Billings earned 85 points and finished second in the poll. UAA and Saint Martin’s are tied for fourth place with 69 points, followed by Northwest Nazarene (70) in third place.

The Seawolves make their debut on October 25th and 26th against Warner Pacific at the Alaska Airlines Center. For tickets, roster, schedule and more, visit GoSeawolves.com.

2024-25 Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll

RK. Team (1st place) Conf. ’23-24. (pl.) pt
1. Central Washington (4) 22-10 11-7 (t3rd) 90
2. Montana St. Billings (3) 20-10 14-4 (1st) 85
3. Northwest Nazarenes 17-10 13-5 (2nd) 70

4. Alaska Anchorage (1) 22-11 10-8 (t5.) 69
St Martin (1) 21-8 11-7 (t3rd) 69
6. Western Washington (1) 16-13 8-10 (7th) 52
7. Seattle Pacific 17-15 10-8 (6th) 49
8. Simon Fraser 7-22 5-13 (9th) 25
9. Western Oregon 5-21 2-16 (10th) 21st
10. Alaska Fairbanks 8-18 6-12 (80′) 19