CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Presbyterian College Blue Hose men's basketball senior forward Jonah Pierce was named Second Team Preseason All-Big South. The Blue Hose were picked sixth in the preseason coaches' poll.

JONAH PIERCE
Last season, he played an integral role in helping the Blue Hose capture the Axe-Em Classic title. In last season's opener, he went 11-for-11 from the field while scoring a game-high 22 points at Charlotte, which put him over the 1,000 career points plateau. Last year, he suffered a season-ending injury after eight games, leading to a medical redshirt. In his career at PC, he has tallied 14 double-figure scoring games and three double-doubles.

Pierce is the sixth different Blue Hose player to garner preseason All-Big South recognition.

BLUE HOSE PICKED SIXTH
Presbyterian's preseason pick of sixth in the Big South is the highest preseason ranking for the Blue Hose since being picked fourth in the 2010-11 preseason coaches' poll.

The Blue Hose welcome back eight returners from a 2024-25 roster that earned a second straight postseason tournament berth. Joining Pierce as returning letterwinners are junior guard Carl Parrish, redshirt junior forward Jaylen Peterson, sophomore guards Iverson King, Triston Wilson, and Luke Allison on the Blue Hose roster. Redshirt freshman Chidi Chiakwelu and redshirt sophomore guard Khalon Hudson will see their first action as Blue Hose after redshirting last season. Joining the returners are talented newcomers, sophomore guards Erik Taylor and Josh Pickett, and freshmen guards Amare Anderson and JD Bowden, and forward Augustine Ayelyine.

Last season, Presbyterian won seven Big South Conference games, tying for the fourth most Big South wins in the program's history. Presbyterian's seven wins were the most league wins by the Blue Hose since winning seven Big South contests in the 2019-20 season. The Blue Hose earned the fifth seed in the Big South Tournament, which was the highest Big South Tournament seed in the program's history.

2025-26 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE TEAMS
First Team
Toyaz Solomon, UNC Asheville (Preseason Player of the Year)
Rob Martin, High Point
Scotty Washington, High Point
Elijah Tucker, Longwood
Jaylon Johnson, Radford
 
Second Team
Kameron Taylor, UNC Asheville
Jonah Pierce, Presbyterian
Daylen Berry, Winthrop
A'lahn Sumler, Charleston Southern
Karmani Gregory, USC Upstate
 
2025-26 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE PRESEASON MEN'S BASKETBALL POLL
1. High Point
2. UNC Asheville
3. Longwood
4. Radford
5. Winthrop
6. Presbyterian
7. Charleston Southern
8. Gardner-Webb
9. USC Upstate