INDIANAPOLIS - Two members of the IUPUI basketball team have been named preseason All-Horizon League according to College Sports Madness, as announced on Thursday (Oct. 5). Senior swingman Ron Patterson was named third team All-Horizon while forwards Aaron Brennan and Evan Hall were named fourth team. Oakland's Jalen Hayes was named the outlet's preseason Player of the Year while Detroit rookie Jermaine Jackson, Jr., was named Freshman of the Year. 

IUPUI is embarking on the program's first season in the Horizon League in 2017-18. 

Patterson, a 6-foot-2 guard, averaged 9.3 points and shot 39.7 percent from three-point range a season ago. The Syracuse-transfer also averaged 2.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game. A native of Indianapolis, Patterson tallied double-digits in 18 of the team's 32 games and was named MVP of the Indianapolis Subregional of the 2K Classic after averaging 16.0 points and 3.5 rebounds in wins over Howard and Eastern Michigan. He connected for a season-high 19 points in an overtime victory over South Dakota State and hit at least five threes in a game two different times. 

Brennan, a 6-foot-6 forward, averaged 8.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 50.2 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from three-point range. He started the final nine games of the year, scoring in double-figures in five of those contests. He closed the season playing his best basketball of the season, including an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double in The Summit League Tournament win over North Dakota State. He had a career-high 18 points on two different occasions and scored in double-figures 11 times as a junior. 

Hall, a 6-foot-7 junior, averaged 7.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game as a junior while shooting an efficient 58.9 percent from the floor. A rugged interior presence, the Kentucky-native scored in double-digits 10 times and had a pair of double-doubles. He also led the Jaguars in blocked shots with 24, rejecting three shots in a game three times. He tallied a career-high 21 points and 11 boards in a breakout effort at Omaha on Jan. 11 and had 12 points and 11 caroms against Eastern Michigan on Nov. 19. 

IUPUI has already begun practice for the upcoming season and has a host of events planned for the month of October to prepare for the 2017-18 campaign. The annual Red-White Scrimmage will be on Monday, Oct. 30 inside The Jungle and will be FREE and open to the public. In addition, season tickets are now on sale by clicking here or contacting Lauren Gronke at lgronke@iupui.edu or 317-278-2530.

The exhibition opener will be on Friday, Nov. 3 when the Jaguars host Carroll (Wisc.) University at 7:00 p.m. inside Indiana Farmers Coliseum. That game will also be broadcast on ESPN3 as Greg Rakestraw (pxp) and Hall of Famer Bob Lovell (analyst) will call the action.