KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown men's basketball heads into a brand new season with a very new look across its roster. KU begins the 2026-27 season voted seventh in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division poll, as voted on by the conference's head coaches and announced Thursday.
 
The Golden Bears finished last season 6-20 overall and 3-18 in the PSAC. They enter this season under second-year head coach Tom York, so nothing is new and the goals and expectations are the same as they were last year.
 
"Our goals for this year are we want to be competitive in the PSAC East, fight for a playoff spot and get back to the PSAC Tournament, which we haven't been at in a while," said York. "We're excited for the challenging schedule we have, including playing primarily on the road with our "home" games at Penn State Berks. The PSAC is going to be very tough this season, like it always is."
 
The Maroon and Gold graduated three starters from last season that left with a lot of talent and leadership. This year's squad brings in a ton of fresh faces, but still has a core of 3-4 returners from last season.
 
"Our team is built around mainly youth, with 7-8 freshman," York said. "And then we have a couple of talented upperclassmen as leaders. So, if we can combine all of that and mesh at the right time, we can be a very special team and surprise some teams this year. I'm very excited about our preseason and hope to get Kutztown back to where we want it to be."
 
Senior Yahmir Satterfield (Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Charter) is the returning leading scorer, averaging 10.4 points per game and connected on 35.3% from 3-point land. Graduate student Kidd Brizek (Greenville, S.C./Powdersville) averaged 7.8 ppg and 4.9 rebounds per game. Junior Josh McKoy (Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic) averaged 5.9 ppg and 4.3 rpg. Junior Tobi Ogunbare (Dublin, Ireland/Lawrence (Mass.)) is another key returnee, who averaged 5.9 rpg.

West Chester was voted to finish first with four first place votes. East Stroudsburg was second with three first place votes and Shepherd had one first place vote and is third. Millersville and Shippensburg round out the top five. Bloomsburg is sixth, followed by KU and Mansfield in eighth.
 
Kutztown kicks off the new campaign on the road in a non-conference game at Jefferson on Monday, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m. The home opener is set for Thursday, Nov. 19, against Cheyney at 5 p.m. KU begins PSAC play out west against Gannon and Edinboro on back-to-back nights, Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5.

2026-27 PSAC Men's Basketball Preseason Polls (# of first place votes in parentheses)

EAST
 
1. West Chester (4)
2. East Stroudsburg (3)
3. Shepherd (1)
4. Millersville
5. Shippensburg
6. Bloomsburg
7. Kutztown
8. Mansfield
  
WEST
 
1. Gannon (8)
2. IUP
3. California (1)
4. Slippery Rock
5. Seton Hill
6. Pitt-Johnstown
7. Edinboro
8. Clarion
9. Lock Haven