RICHMOND, Va. – Monmouth University men's basketball senior guard Jack Collins earned Preseason All-Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Second Team honors as part of the CAA Media Day on Thursday morning. The Hawks were selected sixth in the league's preseason coaches' poll.

Collins finished 2024-25 with 9.3 points and a team-best 5.8 rebounds per contest. He reached double digit scoring in 17 games, including 11 of the team's last 14 games. In the CAA tournament, Collins showed out, posting an 18-point against Hofstra and a 15-point performance against Charleston.

The rising senior added a pair of double-doubles to his resume a year ago, going for 10 points and 12 boards against Charleston on Jan. 11 before recording 13 and 12 against Drexel on Jan. 30. He now has five career double-doubles.

Entering 2025-26, Collins has 540 career rebounds, good for eighth place on the program's all-time list. In 2023-24, he grabbed 214 boards, the 13^th most in a single season in Monmouth basketball history.

Monmouth was picked sixth in the CAA Preseason Poll, voted on by the conference's head coaches, totaling 76 votes in the ranking. Towson topped the poll for the second straight year, with UNCW and Charleston also receiving first-place votes behind them. William & Mary was picked fourth, followed by Hampton. Behind Monmouth were Campbell, Northeastern and Hofstra, while Drexel, Stony Brook, Elon and North Carolina A&T rounded out the preseason poll.

The full slate of preseason honors are below.

Head Coach King Rice and the Hawks will open their season on Nov. 4 at home against Caldwell.

2025-26 CAA Men's Basketball Preseason Awards

Team (1st Place Votes)	Points
Towson (7)	136
UNCW (5)	132
Charleston (1)	130
William & Mary	97
Hampton	80
Monmouth	76
Campbell	75
Hofstra	66
Northeastern	66
Drexel	63
Stony Brook	41
Elon	35
North Carolina A&T	17

 
Preseason Player of the Year - Tyler Tejada, Towson 
 
Preseason All-CAA First Team

Tyler Tejada*	Towson	Jr.	G/F	Teaneck, N.J.
Colby Duggan*	Charleston	Jr.	F	Monson, Mass.
Cruz Davis	Hofstra	Jr.	G	Plano, Texas
CJ Luster II	UNCW	Sr.	G	Denton, Texas
Dylan Williamson*	Towson	R-Jr.	G	Upper Marlboro, Md.

 
Preseason All-CAA Second Team

Mister Dean	Charleston	So.	G	Miami, Fla.
Jack Collins	Monmouth	Sr.	G	Manasquan, N.J.
LA Pratt	Northeastern	Sr.	G	Columbus, Ohio
Collin O'Connor	Stony Brook	So.	G	Dayton, Ohio
Chase Lowe	William & Mary	Sr.	G	Weddington, N.C.

 
* unanimous selection
 
CAA Preseason Honorable Mentions: Shane Blakeney, Jr., G, Drexel; Dovydas Butka, So., F, Campbell; Nolan Hodge, Sr., G, UNCW; Daniel Johnson, So., G, Hampton; Xzavier Long, Sr., F, Hampton; Kyle Pulliam, Sr., G, William & Mary; Noah Ross, Sr., G, UNCW