ORLANDO, Fla. - The Lynn University men's basketball team was selected to finish seventh in the 2026-27 Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Fighting Knights received 66 points in the poll, placing them just two points behind sixth-place Rollins (64) and one point ahead of eighth-place Embry-Riddle (67).
 
Nova Southeastern was selected as the preseason favorite, collecting nine first-place votes and 11 points. Palm Beach Atlantic followed in second with 21 points and two first-place votes, while Florida Southern (28), Tampa (40) and Barry (42) rounded out the top five.
 
Lynn enters the 2026-27 campaign under the direction of head coach Bill Morosco, who will lead a 15-player roster featuring a combination of returning talent and newcomers.
 
The Fighting Knights' roster includes graduate students Mykol Sanchez, Joshua Fulton and Tone Hunter, along with seniors Christian Campbell and Dylan Lewis. Lynn also welcomes several transfers, including Marvin Golf from Palm Beach State College, Fulton from Bucknell, Sanchez from East Texas A&M and Hunter from Oakland.
 
The Fighting Knights will open their 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 9, when they host Fort Lauderdale at 7:30 p.m. inside the de Hoernle Sports Center.
 
Lynn will then host the South Region Crossover, welcoming Albany State on Friday, Nov. 13, and Clark Atlanta on Saturday, Nov. 14. Both contests are scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
The Fighting Knights begin SSC play on Wednesday, Nov. 18, when they welcome preseason No. 2 Palm Beach Atlantic to Boca Raton for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff. Lynn will then travel to Florida Tech on Saturday, Nov. 21, for its first conference road contest.
 
Additional highlights of the schedule include home matchups against Tampa (Dec. 5), Embry-Riddle (Jan. 2), Rollins (Jan. 30) and preseason favorite Nova Southeastern (Feb. 17).
 
Lynn will close out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 27, hosting Florida Southern at 4 p.m. for Senior Day.
 
The 2027 SSC Men's Basketball Championship Tournament is scheduled for March 2-7.