San Antonio - The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball head coaches have picked the Trinity Tigers men to win the Western Division for the second straight year.
 
Trinity tallied 103 votes, and Austin College was next in line, with 82. Defending conference champion Centre got the nod in the Eastern Division, with 118 votes, and Birmingham-Southern had 108.
 
The Tigers, led by 13th-year head coach Pat Cunningham, completed last season with a 16-11 overall record, and were 11-5 in the SCAC.
 
Trinity defeated Rhodes 62-42 in the 2011 SCAC Tournament quarterfinals, and was edged 58-56 by DePauw in the semifinals, at Millsaps College in Jackson, Miss.
 
This season, Trinity returns 13 players from last year's squad, and will have the leadership of four returning starters.
 
First up for Trinity will be Schreiner University on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at Kerrville, Texas. The Tigers make their home debut Friday, Dec. 16, by hosting the University of Dallas, a new member of the SCAC.