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Clayton State picked second in Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball preseason poll
 Lakers open regular season on Nov. 22 at home against Edward Waters

MORROW, Ga. – October 29, 2009 – The Peach Belt Conference released its 2009-10 Peach Belt Conference preseason poll for men’s basketball on Tuesday, and the Clayton State Lakers were picked second overall in the poll voted on by the PBC head men’s coaches.

Head coach Gordon Gibbons’ Lakers received one first-place vote and 123 total points to place second behind preseason favorite and defending PBC champion and NCAA Division II "Final Four" participant Augusta State. USC Aiken was picked third, followed by Georgia College, Lander, Francis Marion, PBC newcomer Montevallo, North Georgia, Armstrong Atlantic, Columbus State, Georgia Southwestern, UNC Pembroke and PBC newcomer Flagler.

Clayton State earned its high preseason conference ranking despite coming off a sub-par 15-14 overall mark and 7-13 record in the PBC last season. The Lakers did lead the PBC in scoring defense for a sixth straight season.

However, Gibbons has made a tremendous offensive upgrade this season with the addition of eight talented newcomers. Headlining those newcomers include junior point guard Timothy Downs from Palm Beach Community College, junior forward Brandon Robinson from Seminole Community College and a pair of Division I transfers – senior guard Robert Murry (Morehead State) and junior center Armon Jones (Liberty).

Senior forward Jaquas Dobbs and senior point guard Eric Wilson are the Lakers’ two returning starters from last season.

The Peach Belt Conference will undergo several changes for the 2009-10 season, the foremost of which is a return to division play. With the additions of Flagler and the Montevallo, the PBC will be split into east and west divisions. In the east will be Augusta State, USC Aiken, Lander, Flagler, Armstrong Atlantic, Francis Marion and UNC Pembroke while the west will have Montevallo, Columbus State, Georgia Southwestern, Georgia College, Clayton State and North Georgia.

Clayton State plays two preseason games – Nov. 6 against Martinique and Nov. 18 against Baseline USA. The Lakers officially open the regular season on Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m. at home against Edward Waters.
 

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Total
1. Augusta State 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142
2. CLAYTON STATE 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
3. USC Aiken 2 3 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 118
4. Georgia College 0 3 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 114
5. Lander 0 0 0 2 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 89
6. Francis Marion 0 0 1 2 0 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 83
7. Montevallo 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 80
8. North Georgia 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 74
9. Armstrong Atlantic 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 0 57
10. Columbus State 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 3 1 0 48
11. Georgia Southwestern 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 5 1 0 47
12. UNC Pembroke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 6 22
13. Flagler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 17