2026-27 Top 100 Teams Countdown #86: Sacred Heart Pioneers

Sacred Heart will be a solid squad this year. They return two guards entering their final season of eligibility in Jaden Slaughter and Griffin Barrouck who were key pieces from last year's team that will give them some experience and continuity. One concern heading into this season is that they're a small team, but they do have Abdou Yadd returning. Other than him though, not much else down low. It could be hard to see how this team competes with taller teams in the Metro, but I think their fantastic guard and wing play make up for that. Richmond transfer Jaylen Robinson will help this team tremendously along with two D2 transfers Kedrick Curtis and JoJo Wallace. Wallace averaged north of 25 PPG and 5 REB for Southern New Hampshire! 

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