NEW YORK – The Skyline Conference released the 2022-23 men's basketball preseason coaches' poll on Monday. The defending two-time Skyline Conference Champion Yeshiva University men's basketball program is projected to finish fourth overall in the conference standings, and second in the league's South Division. The full preseason rankings can be seen here.

Yeshiva will have a young and talented squad compete this season as 10 of the 17 players on the roster are rookies, highlighted by Zevi Samet. Another newcomer will be Max Zakheim, who played for NCAA Division I's Bryant University last season. They will look to take over the team's success for key departures such as Ryan Turell and Gabriel Leifer, the former who is now playing for the Motor City Cruise in the NBA G League.

The Maccabees return six players from last year's squad that won its second straight Skyline Conference Championship and earned a No. 1 national ranking in the D3hoops.com Men's Top 25 Poll. The returners include team captains Matan Zucker and Adi Markovich. Zucker was named Most Outstanding Player of the Skyline Conference Championship game last year. Also returning to the team this year are seniors Ryan Bokor, Gabriel Landau, and Zachary Muller, as well as junior Oren Betesh.

Yeshiva University Head Coach Elliot Steinmetz will return for his ninth season at the helm, producing a collegiate head coaching record of 142-57. During his time at YU, he has led the Maccabees to three Skyline Conference Championships, two victories in the 2019-20 NCAA Tournament, a 50-game winning streak spanning from 2019 until 2021, and a No. 1 ranking in the D3hoops.com Men's National Poll. Steinmetz has earned several local, regional, and national accolades including the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III Coach of the Year honors and being the recipient of the Glenn Robinson National Coach of the Year Award, both in 2020.

Steinmetz will once again be assisted by Joseph Schwartz, Eli Katz, Michael Sweetney, Daniel Katz, and Yoni Cohen.

The full 2022-23 Yeshiva University men's basketball roster can be seen here.

Yeshiva will have a very challenging 2022-23 schedule. It begins right off the bat this week in the season opener at nationally ranked No. 13 University of Saint Joseph, at the O'Connell Center, on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Last year, No. 24 Yeshiva knocked off No. 5 University of Saint Joseph, 87-76, at Max Stern Athletic Center, back on February 17. It was the first time in history that Yeshiva defeated a nationally ranked opponent.

There will be live streaming video of the season-opening contest between the Maccabees and Blue Jays, which can be accessed here. There will also be live stats for the game at this link.

The full 2022-23 Yeshiva University men's basketball schedule can be viewed here.

For updates regarding the 2022-23 Yeshiva University men's basketball team, check out YUmacs.com as well as our social media channels.