Men’s Basketball Ranked #21 in Division II Bulletin Preseason Poll

10/10/2008

Head Coach Bob Rukavina's Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cat basketball team was ranked #21 in the 2008-09 Division II Bulletin Men's Basketball Preseason Poll when it was released on Friday. Great Lakes Regional finalist University of Findlay (OH) is the top team in the Division II Bulletin Preseason Top-25.
Pitt-Johnstown returns four starters off of a team that posted a 23-8 overall record in 2007-08. The Mountain Cats won the WVIAC regulars season title with a 17-3 conference record and advanced to the NCAA Division II East Region Semifinals after defeating #2-seeded Mount Olive (NC) College in the tournament's opening round.
Findlay (28-5) welcomes back all five starters from last season's Sweet 16 squad. The Oilers return 75.8 of their 78.7 points per game and feature the GLIAC's top player in senior forward Josh Bostic (13.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg), who was also named the publication's Preseason Player of the Year.
Division II Bulletin, founded in 1991, is the leading publication covering Division II men's basketball. It is published by GSR Communications based in Beaverton, OR.

2008 Division II Bulletin Top 25:
1. Findlay
2. Florida Southern
3. Bentley
4. Northern Kentucky
5. USC Aiken
6. Minnesota St.
7. Central Oklahoma
8. Winona St.
9. Northwest Missouri
10. Augusta St.
11. Southwest Baptist
12. C.W. Post
13. Central Washington
14. Lenoir-Rhyne
15. North Alabama
16. Gannon
17. Drury
18. Mt. Olive
19. Christian Brothers
20. Catawba
21. Pitt-Johnstown
22. Clayton St.
23. Grand Valley St.
24. BYU-Hawaii
25. Philadelphia

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