Coach: David McGreal, ninth season, 119-96

Last year: 18-10, 12-4 AMCC

Key returnees: Kaden Claar, 6-1 sr. (12.6 ppg.); Nehemiah Frye, 6-5 jr. (11.6 ppg.); Michael Baskerville, 6-5 jr. (4.0 ppg.); Mason Kargo, 5-11 jr. (3.4 ppg.); Elliot Johansson, 6-2 jr. (1.3 ppg.)

Area players: Claar (Portage); Kargo (Portage); Jalen Triplin, 5-10 soph. (Altoona); Drew Escala, 6-7 fr. (Tyrone); Max Voyda, 6-4 fr. (Homer-Center)

Molly Kosmack

Assistant coach: Bryan Acosta

AMCC preseason poll: Third out of nine teams

Season/home opener: 6 p.m. Friday vs. Christopher Newport

Mount Aloysius men

Coach: Marcus Thomas, fifth season, 26-74

Avana Sayles

Last year: 7-18, 5-11 AMCC

Key returnees: Troy Tinch, 6-3 jr. (10.1 ppg.); Jordan Nelson, 6-0 sr. (2.2 ppg.); Brandon Waters, 6-2 soph. (1.8 ppg.); Jase Becker, 6-0 soph. (1.5 ppg.)

Area players: D’Myah Carr, 6-0 fr. (Johnstown); Dillen Bell, 6-2 fr. (Everett)

Assistant coaches: Dameon Turner, Taylore Williams

AMCC preseason poll: Seventh out of nine teams

Brianna Bodtorf

Season opener: 7 p.m. Friday at Juniata

Home opener: 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. Penn State Schuylkill

Juniata men

Coach: Greg Curley, 25th season, 310-308

Last year: 2-23, 2-16 Landmark

Troy Tinch

Key returnees: Ty Kocak, 6-2 jr. (9.5 ppg.); Jayden Bilger, 6-8 soph. (7.9 ppg.); Ayden Hurley, 6-3 soph. (5.8 ppg.); Tre Yawn, 5-10 soph. (3.9 ppg.); Jaiden Aze, 6-5 soph. (3.6 ppg.)

Area players: Bilger (Mifflin County); Parker Wood, 6-7 soph. (Curwensville)

Assistant coach: Nick Hager

Season/home opener: 7 p.m. Friday vs. Mount Aloysius

Penn State Altoona women

Ty Kocak

Coach: Halee Hutchinson, fifth season, 46-58

Last year: 13-14, 9-7 AMCC

Key returnees: Avana Sayles, 5-8 sr. (15.0 ppg.); Jaidyn McCracken, 5-8 sr. (11.0 ppg.); Jess Burns, 5-2 sr. (9.4 ppg.); Madison Rusnica, 5-8 jr. (8.7 ppg.); Skylar McCall, 5-8 soph. (2.5 ppg.)

Area players: McCracken (Bellwood-Antis); Allyana Stephens, 5-3 sr. (Bishop McCort); Addi Schirato, 6-0 soph. (Forest Hills); Lanie Wilt, 5-3 fr. (Altoona); Lydia Beltz, 5-10 fr. (Altoona); Ellie Irvin, 5-1 fr. (Southern Huntingdon)

Assistant coach: Mark Sapita

AMCC preseason poll: Fourth out of nine teams

Season opener: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Eastern Mennonite

Home opener: 7 p.m. Tuesday vs. Gettysburg

Mount Aloysius women

Coach: Brian Giesler, eighth season, 50-107

Last year: 17-10, 11-5 AMCC

Key returnees: Molly Kosmack, 6-0 jr. (15.9 ppg.); Molly Richards, 5-9 sr. (8.9 ppg.); Annalyn Isaacs, 5-6 jr. (8.9); Mackenzie Barr, 6-1 jr. (6.4 ppg.); Mariah Hall, 5-7 soph. (4.6 ppg.); Ashlie Weaver, 5-10 soph. (4.2 ppg.); Masie Reed, 5-8 soph. (2.9 ppg.); Brionna Brown, 5-7 soph. (2.4 ppg.); Amber Cross, 5-8 jr. (2.2 ppg.)

Area players: Kosmack (Homer-Center); Hall (Northern Bedford); Weaver (Chestnut Ridge); Abby Crossman, 5-9 jr. (Penn Cambria); Haley Ross, 5-4 fr. (Southern Huntingdon); Taylor Doyle, 5-7 fr. (Central Mountain); Lauryn Kitchen, 5-5 jr. (Clearfield)

Assistant coach: Dan Tewell

AMCC preseason poll: Second out of nine teams

Season opener: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 vs. Wooster at Wooster Nan Nichols Classic

Home opener: 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. Penn College

Juniata women

Coach: Marissa Molnar, second season, 10-15

Last year: 10-15, 7-11 Landmark

Key returnees: Bri Bodtorf, 5-9 sr. (10.2 ppg.); Laney Gerdich, 6-0 jr. (8.4 ppg.); Emily McCann, 5-5 sr. (3.4 ppg.); Olivia Berg, 5-5 sr. (3.1 ppg.); Emma Coolidge, 5-9 sr. (3.0 ppg.)

Area players: Bodtorf (Mifflin County); Berg (Westmont Hilltop); Makenna Hartman, 5-10 jr. (Juniata Valley); Jenna Norton, 5-8 fr. (Bellwood-Antis); Anastasia Ranalli, 5-9 fr. (Williamsburg); Maddison McGinnis, 5-8 fr. (United)

Assistant coach: Kennedy Lewis

Season opener: 8 p.m. Friday vs. Misericordia at McDaniel Tip-Off Tournament

Home opener: 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. Drew

— Compiled by Buck Frank