INDIANAPOLIS - The Great Midwest Athletic Conference announced the men's basketball preseason poll on Thursday, with Tiffin men's basketball picked 10th heading into the 2020-21 season.

The Dragons earned 25 points in the coaches' poll, just four behind Trevecca Nazarene for the ninth spot and eight from Ohio Dominican for the eighth slot. The top three were extremely tight, as Findlay earned the top position with 90 points and three first-place votes followed by Cedarville just one point behind with 89 and also three first-place votes. Hillsdale actually received the most first-place votes with four but totaled 87 points to earn the third spot. 

Defending conference tournament champion Walsh finished fourth in the poll with 78 points and one first-place vote, followed by Kentucky Wesleyan (66 points), Malone (54 points), and Lake Erie (41 points) to round out the top seven.

Third-year head coach Tom Church's squad returns four members from a year ago that all figure to be significant contributors in 2020-21, led by a pair of sophomores that excelled as freshmen in 2019-20. Wesley Jordan was second on the team with 11.1 ppg and 6.0 rpg while shooting 51.7% from the field and leading TU with 1.1 blocks per contest. Trent Williams was third on the team with 10.5 ppg and led the Dragons with 3.1 apg while converting 85.2% of his free throw attempts.

Other returners include senior Eric Turner (4.3 ppg) and junior Thomas Hickman (7.6 ppg, 2.3 apg, 1.2 spg). Church also brings in an impressive group of transfers and freshmen. Four transfers join the Dragons, including two from Division I programs, while four freshmen will also look to contribute in a big way this season. 

TU is set to play a 20-game conference schedule this year starting in early December, facing each GMAC program twice, while also playing one non-conference matchup against Salem in early February. The GMAC Championships are slated to take place during the first week of March.