The Lynn University men’s basketball team was selected to finish seventh in the 2026-27 Sunshine State Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon in Orlando, Florida. Lynn received 66 points in the poll. Rollins was listed sixth with 64 points, while Embry-Riddle was listed eighth with 67 points.
Nova Southeastern was selected as the preseason favorite with nine first-place votes and 11 points. Palm Beach Atlantic ranked second with 21 points and two first-place votes. Florida Southern, Tampa and Barry completed the top five with 28, 40 and 42 points, respectively.
Eckerd was listed ninth with 84 points, followed by Saint Leo with 90 points and Florida Tech with 92 points. The poll includes 11 Sunshine State Conference teams. Lynn will face several teams listed in the preseason poll during the 2026-27 season.
Bill Morosco leads 15-player Lynn University roster
Lynn enters the 2026-27 season under head coach Bill Morosco with a 15-player roster. Graduate students Mykol Sanchez, Joshua Fulton and Tone Hunter are part of the roster. Seniors Christian Campbell and Dylan Lewis also are listed for the Fighting Knights.
Lynn added transfers Marvin Golf from Palm Beach State College, Joshua Fulton from Bucknell, Mykol Sanchez from East Texas A&M and Tone Hunter from Oakland. The roster includes both graduate students and seniors identified in the team’s preseason announcement. The source did not provide additional player statistics.
Lynn University opens season Nov. 9
Lynn will open the 2026-27 season against Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the de Hoernle Sports Center in Boca Raton. The Fighting Knights will then host Albany State on Nov. 13 at 1 p.m. and Clark Atlanta on Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. in the South Region Crossover.
Sunshine State Conference play begins Nov. 18, when Lynn hosts Palm Beach Atlantic at 7:30 p.m. in Boca Raton. Lynn will travel to Florida Tech on Nov. 21 for its first conference road game. The schedule also includes home games against Tampa, Embry-Riddle, Rollins and Nova Southeastern.
Key home dates and SSC tournament schedule
Lynn is scheduled to host Tampa on Dec. 5, Embry-Riddle on Jan. 2, Rollins on Jan. 30 and Nova Southeastern on Feb. 17. The Fighting Knights will host Florida Southern on Feb. 27 at 4 p.m. for Senior Day. The 2027 Sunshine State Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament is scheduled for March 2-7.
- Nov. 9, 2026: Fort Lauderdale at Lynn University, 7:30 p.m., de Hoernle Sports Center
- Nov. 13, 2026: Albany State at Lynn University, 1 p.m., South Region Crossover
- Nov. 14, 2026: Clark Atlanta at Lynn University, 1 p.m., South Region Crossover
- Nov. 18, 2026: Palm Beach Atlantic at Lynn University, 7:30 p.m., Sunshine State Conference game
- Nov. 21, 2026: Lynn University at Florida Tech, Sunshine State Conference game
- Dec. 5, 2026: Tampa at Lynn University
- Jan. 2, 2027: Embry-Riddle at Lynn University
- Jan. 30, 2027: Rollins at Lynn University
- Feb. 17, 2027: Nova Southeastern at Lynn University
- Feb. 27, 2027: Florida Southern at Lynn University, 4 p.m., Senior Day
- March 2-7, 2027: Sunshine State Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Tournament
FSB Take
Lynn University enters the 2026-27 season with a seventh-place projection in the Sunshine State Conference Preseason Coaches Poll and a 15-player roster led by Bill Morosco. The schedule includes early home games against Fort Lauderdale, Albany State and Clark Atlanta before the conference opener against Palm Beach Atlantic. Lynn also will host four teams listed in the preseason poll, including Nova Southeastern, the conference’s projected favorite.
The Nov. 18 home meeting with Palm Beach Atlantic will begin Lynn’s conference schedule. The Nov. 21 visit to Florida Tech follows as the team’s first conference road game. Senior Day against Florida Southern is scheduled for Feb. 27 before the conference tournament begins March 2.
Source: Original report