Storm Men Open Season with Arlington Baptist

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern tips off the 2026-27 season on Monday, Nov. 9, when it welcomes Arlington Baptist to Bloomer Sullivan Arena for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
 
The Savage Storm head into the 2026-27 season in the underdog role after being picked seventh in the GAC Preseason Poll.
 
The Savage Storm earned 59 points in the poll, finishing ahead of Arkansas Tech in eighth with 46 points. Southwestern Oklahoma State followed in ninth, with Southern Arkansas, Northwestern Oklahoma State and Arkansas-Monticello rounding out the poll.
 
Southeastern comes into the season following a 9-20 outing a year ago that saw them earn the sixth-seed in the postseason tournament.
 
The Storm return three of their top five scorers from a season ago and 58.7 percent of its offense overall.
 
Ethan Wilkerson leads the charge of returners after posting 12.7 ppg a season ago and adding a team-high 5.7 rebounds per outing.
 
He is joined by Santiago Camacho Gomez and Ethan Scott as top five scorers, while Saxon McWiliam and Tyler Long each also started more than 10 games.
 
SE will also see the return of DJ Dill who averaged 12.4 ppg and shot 48 percent from the field as a freshman before missing the 2025-26 season with an injury.
 
The Storm bring in six newcomers, including transfers Jordan Hernandez (Texas-El Paso), Charlie King (Tennessee-Martin), Micah Gibbs (San Diego Mesa CC), and Wamba Ngouateu (Coffeyville CC).
 
Those four transfers will join a pair of freshmen as the new additions to the 2026-27 roster.
 
ABU has already tipped off its season, coming into the contest with a 1-3 record, falling to Angelo State in its lone contest versus DII competition.
 
The Patriots are putting up 60 ppg as a team with Marcel Dalcourt and Carter Rupp leading the way with 12.0 ppg each, while Dalcourt leads the team with 7.5 rebounds per outing.