With the number one-rated player in the CAA and four of five starters returning, the Drexel Dragons are looking to the upcoming season as having the potential to make a statement.

I sit down to talk with first-year Mount Saint Mary's head coach Jamion Christian about what it's like to coach his alma mater and where he sees his team going this coming season.

The USA Today preseason poll has been released, and while three top mid-major programs landed spots, there are a number missing from even the "Others" list. Should more of the mid-major elite have garnered respect this early?

The Siena Saints recently held an open tryout, and we took some time to sit down and talk about that as well as the upcoming season with the team's fearless coach and leader. Makes for a nice tie-in to their first Midnight Madness in 14 years.

In an preseason media day poll, Drexel has been named the top team in the CAA, and Dragons guard Frantz Massenat was named the preseason conference player of the year, mounting the pressure on a season already packed with expectations.

With six of the top 10 players from last year returning in the conference, the race for player of the year could be more wide open than ever. Ray McCallum, Jr., got the tab at media day, but wasn't atop out list. Who will lead the Horizon in 2012-13?

Some of college basketball's best players this season will hail from small- to mid-level conferences. Aside from those household names, here's a handful of other players that will make an significant impact this season.

Iona was last season's surprise at-large selection in the NCAA Tournament. Now that flashy point guard Scott Machado and forward Michael Glover are gone, can Iona piece together another run at the Dance? It is a complicated puzzle.

Midnight Madness is here, which means basketball is officially back on the map. Come join us and our writers as we comment on anything and everything as practice officially begins.

VCU might be gone, but a trio of pairs should lead the conference into its new chapter. Who from the Dragons, (Blue) Hens and Huskies lead the way in our latest mid-major top 10?