Women's Basketball | September 23, 2026
AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) unveiled its 2026-27 Preseason Coaches' Poll and All-Conference for men's and women's basketball on Wednesday. The Lakers were represented on the list.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
The Lakers were picked to finish seventh of 11 teams as picked by the coaches. The Lakers finished in a tie for 6
th last season and finished off their season in the PBC Tournament against North Georgia. Clayton State finished with an overall record of 11-17 and went 8-12 in the PBC. Coach Kaleena Coleman will look to her five returners to mesh well with the seven newcomers on the roster.
Below is the Full Preseason Poll for the 2026-27 PBC Women's Basketball Season:
| Team |
Votes (First Place) |
| Augusta |
95 (7) |
| North Georgia |
86 (1) |
| Columbus State |
83 (2) |
| USC Beaufort |
81 (1) |
| Middle Georgia |
65 |
| GCSU |
42 |
| Clayton State |
36 |
| Flagler |
35 |
| Georgia Southwestern |
31 |
| Lander |
29 |
| USCA |
22 |
Below is the Full List of the Preseason All-Conference:
| Player |
Team |
| Quinasia Abercrombie |
Augusta |
| Mauryah Jones |
Middle Georgia |
| Averie Jones |
North Georgia |
| Zaynah Preston |
North Georgia |
| Taniyah Bowman |
USCB |
| Janiyah Heyward |
USCB |
MEN'S BASKETBALL
First-year head coach
Carl Little and the Lakers are picked to finish eleventh out of eleven teams in the PBC. The Lakers finished last season with an overall record of 2-26 and went 1-19 in the PBC. Coach Little brings back four players from a year ago but added 13 newcomers to the team.
Below is the Full Preseason Poll for the 2026-27 PBC Men's Basketball Season:
| Team |
Votes (First Place) |
| Lander |
99 (9) |
| Columbus State |
86 (1) |
| Flagler |
74 |
| North Georgia |
69 |
| USC Beaufort |
63 |
| USCA |
60 (1) |
| Augusta |
43 |
| GCSU |
42 |
| Georgia Southwestern |
37 |
| Middle Georgia |
20 |
| Clayton State |
12 |
Below is the Full List of the Preseason All-Conference:
| Player |
Team |
| Lee Langstaff II |
Columbus State |
| C.J. Jones |
GCSU |
| Amir Reeves |
Lander |
| Zack Hawkinson |
North Georgia |
| Jonah Lawrence |
USCA |
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