FOREST, Va. – The Roanoke College men's basketball team was picked to finish second in a vote of the league's coaches Wednesday in the 2026-27 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) pre-season poll. RC received five of the 12 first-place votes, and placed just behind Randolph-Macon College in overall points (117 to 115).

Roanoke is ranked No. 15 in the D3Hoops.com Top 25 pre-season poll. The Maroons posted a 23-7 record last season, capturing their first Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title since 1999-20 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second-straight year. The Maroons were ranked No. 17 in the final D3hoops.com final poll of the year.

Roanoke returns three starters from the 2025-26 squad, Jackson Bell, Caleb Franze and Gavin O'Malley.

The Maroons open the 2026-27 season with a road match-up at Allegheny College Saturday at noon.