INDIANAPOLIS, IN  --  Missouri S&T Men's Basketball has been unanimously voted to repeat as Great Lakes Valley Conference champions in the 2025-26 preseason poll. The Miners received 196 votes in the poll and all 14 first-place votes from their fellow schools in the GLVC.

The Miners are coming off a historic 2024-25 season that is one of the best in school history. The team went 25-6 last year, claiming the GLVC Regular Season title with a 17-3 conference record. The Miners rose as high as #5 in the national polls and ended the season #1 in the region to earn the right to host the Midwest Regional. They reached the semifinals at both the GLVC Tournament and the Midwest Regional.

S&T was not short on accolades last year, getting five All-Conference recognitions, as well as Coach of the Year for Bill Walker. The awards extended to the region as well, with both Andrew Young (Ballwin, MO/Marquette) and Lovell Williams (Rogers, MN/Maple Grove) earning All-Region while Walker was Midwest Region Coach of the Year.

The Miners will be without Williams and Ryan Sroka (Lake in the Hills, IL/Huntley), two key pieces of last season's success, but are returning key starters in Young, Alex Benassi (Lee's Summit, MO/Lee's Summit), and Cam Stovall. Zac Brown (Collinsville, OK/Collinsville), a 2024-25 GLVC All-Freshman team honoree, and Aidan Burns (Thayer, MO/Thayer) are just two members of a stacked '24-'25 freshman class that is expected to contribute heavily during their sophomore season. New and previous transfers Darron "Boodah" Henry and Blaise Beauchamp (Minnetonka, MN/Hopkins) will also be two names to watch, with Beauchamp looking to build on a strong first season with the Miners where he led the team in 3-pointers.

FULL PRESEASON RANKINGS

Place	School	Votes (1st-Place Votes)
1.	Missouri S&T	196 (14)
2.	Lincoln	174 (1)
3.	Missouri-St. Louis	161
4.	Rockhurst	141
5.	Drury	121
6.	Indianapolis	115
7.	Lewis	114
8.	McKendree	109
9.	Illinois Springfield	97
10.	William Jewell	96
11.	Upper Iowa	78
12.	Truman State	69
13.	Quincy	51
14.	Maryville	33
15.	Southwest Baptist	20

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