D3hoops.com Preseason Poll
Galloway, N.J – Stockton University was ranked ninth in the D3hoops.com men's basketball preseason poll, which was released today. The Ospreys will open the 2022-23 season on November 12 with a neutral-site game against Baruch College at the Penn State Harrisburg Tip-Off Tournament.
Stockton boasts nine returning letter winners from last year's squad that went 26-5, won the NJAC championship and reached the third round (Sweet 16) of the NCAA Tournament. The squad's 26 wins last season tied the second-highest total in program history.
2022 NABC First Team All-American
DJ Campbell (Vineland/Vineland) headlines the list of returnees. Campbell also was NABC District 4 Player of the Year, NJAC Player of the Year, NABC District 4 First Team, D3hoops.com All-Region 4 First Team and NJAC First Team. He led the NJAC in scoring a year ago (19.9 ppg).
Kyion Flanders (Wildwood/Wildwood) and
Kadian Dawkins (Eastampton/Rancocas Valley) join Campbell as returning players who started at least 30 games last year. Flanders was voted NJAC Defensive Player of the Year as well as NABC District 4 Second Team and NJAC First Team. He averaged 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.1 steals per game
Dawkins was chosen NJAC Honorable Mention after leading the conference in assist-turnover ratio (1.9) to with 11.8 points, 4.4 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game last year.