Brown named to LSC Preseason Players to Watch list

RICHARDSON, Texas – The Lone Star Conference announced its preseason men’s basketball poll and players to watch Monday, as voted on the by the league’s head coaches, media and sports information directors.

UAFS was picked 10^th in the poll with 282 points while guard Payton Brown was named to the LSC Players to Watch list.

Reigning conference champion West Texas A&M was tabbed to repeat with 703 points and 34 of 45 possible first-place votes. Angelo State was second with 675 points and nine first-place votes, while St. Edward’s (600 points), and Lubbock Christian (564) each received the remaining first-place votes. Dallas Baptist rounded out the top five with 522 points.

Texas A&M-Kingsville (497), St. Mary’s (443), Eastern New Mexico (377), Midwestern State (298) and UAFS (282) completed the top 10.

Brown was named to the Players to Watch list after leading the LSC in scoring with 19.7 points per game and tied for first with 2.5 made threes per game.

LSC men’s basketball seasons get underway during the first weekend in November with West Texas A&M, Lubbock Christian and St. Edward’s playing in D2CCA Tip-off tournaments. The remainder of the league starts play the November 10-11 weekend with eight LSC teams playing against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference opponents in South Central region challenges while five teams have season-opening single games that weekend.

The Lone Star Conference presents its 50th men’s basketball championship tournament March 7-10 with the 2024 edition played at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas. The eight-team bracket includes the East and West Division winners, who automatically receive berths, with the remaining qualifying teams and all seeds based on results versus all LSC teams. The Division II Men’s Basketball Championship starts with regionals March 15-19 and the Elite Eight March 26-30 in Evansville, Ind.

LSC Men’s Basketball 2023-24 Preseason Poll