SEASON PREVIEW: Men's Basketball

1. The Lions finished with an 11-15 record to end the 2024-25 season and fell in the CCS First Round to Huntingdon.
2. Piedmont will turn to a new head coach with JC Cavin joining the fold.
3. While the Lions lost several key members to the team, such as Bailey Wiseman and Griffin Neville, they will have several returning members who look to have big seasons for Piedmont.
4. The returners are headlined by Dylan Patrick, who, after transferring into Piedmont last season, was second in PPG behind Bailey Wiseman with 13.8.
5. Piedmont was picked to finish third in the CCS by the league's coaches in the preseason poll.

• SEASON OPENER
  • Sunday, November 9 - vs. #3 Emory (2 p.m.)
• CCS OPENER
  • Saturday, January 3 - @ Asbury (4 p.m.)
• MATCHUP TO WATCH 
  • Saturday, January 10 - vs. Huntingdon (4 p.m.)
• CCS TOURNAMENT LOOK AHEAD
  • February 24 - February 28 

 14 Returners

 4 Newcomers

 2 All-Conference players returning from 2024-25 season (Fisher Darden and Dylan Patrick )

 4 of top 5 scorers returning (Fisher Darden, Dylan Patrick, Javi Marlowe and Israel Hall)

• Head coach JC Cavin returns to Piedmont after serving four seasons as the Lions' assistant coach from 2020-2024.
  • During his tenure assisting the Lions:
    • 1 All-Region Selection (Ryan Jolly - 2024)
    • 1 Jostens Trophy Finalist (Ryan Jolly - 2024)
    • 1 CCS Man of the Year (Ryan Jolly - 2023-24)
    • 6 All-CCS Players
  • Was previously with the UNG Nighthawks as their assistant coach during the 2024-25 season.
• Assistant Coach Justin Hoshauer enters his second season as the Lions' assistant coach.
  • The Lions finished last season with an 11-15 record.