Nick Guadarrama was named to America East Preseason All-Conference Team
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Guadarrama Named to Preseason All-Conference Team
11/12/2020 4:36:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Veteran-laden Wildcats picked third in preseason coaches poll
BOSTON – Nick Guadarrama (Newington, Conn.), a junior forward on the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team, was named to the America East Preseason All-Conference Team, and the Wildcats were picked to finish third in the preseason poll announced Wednesday.
Guadarrama, a 6-foot-5 forward, was the lone front-court player named to the Preseason All-Conference Team:
Guadarrama, a 6-foot-5 forward, was the lone front-court player named to the Preseason All-Conference Team:
| 2020-21 America East Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team | |||||
| School | Player | Year | Position | ||
| UNH | Nick Guadarrama | Junior | Forward | ||
| NJIT | Zach Cooks | Senior | Guard | ||
| UAlbany | Cam Healy | Junior | Guard | ||
| UAlbany | Obadiah Noel | Senior | Guard | ||
| Vermont | Stef Smith | Senior | Guard | ||
"We're very happy for Nick to be recognized as one of the top players in the conference," head coach Bill Herrion said. "This says a lot for the respect that the other coaches in the league have for our players. Nick is a very important part of this basketball team, and we need him to take the next step with his game to help us get where we want to go."
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In 2019-20, Guadarrama led the Wildcats in scoring (12.9 points/game), points (374), offensive rebounds (69) and field-goal percentage (48.0) while ranking second on the team in total rebounds (206), 3-pointers (42) and 3-point field goal percentage (37.2). The Newington, Conn., native ranked fourth in America East in offensive rebounding (2.4/game), fifth in total rebounding (7.1) and fifth in FG percentage.
In the preseason poll, Vermont (80 points) and UMBC (72) were the only two teams that received more points than UNH (66) in voting conducted among the conference's head coaches.
| No. | School | Points (1st-place Votes) |
| 1 | Vermont | 80 (8) |
| 2 | UMBC | 72 (2) |
| 3 | UNH | 66 |
| 4 | UAlbany | 51 |
| 5 | Stony Brook | 44 |
| 6 | Hartford | 43 |
| 7 | UMass Lowell | 38 |
| 8 | NJIT | 28 |
| T-9 | Binghamton | 14 |
| T-9 | Maine | 14 |
"The bar for our basketball team has definitely been raised and what comes with that is the target on your back becomes bigger," Herrion said. "Remember a year ago, our basketball team was picked last in the preseason poll, and all we talked about with our team was just the fight we needed from everybody in our program to get our respect back."
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"We are very excited about this year's team, and now we need our players to take another step with their games to help us reach our ultimate goal of competing for an America East Championship," Herrion added. "I always tell our players that the most important poll is the one in March. That determines what kind of season your team has."
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UNH is slated to play its first home conference games at Lundholm Gym against Hartford on Sunday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Dec. 28 (times TBA). In accordance with the University's stringent COVID-19 guidelines established by the State of New Hampshire, the UNH Department of Athletics announced that no spectators will be permitted at Wildcat home events in order to keep safety of the participating student-athletes, coaches and essential staff the No. 1 priority.
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