TYLER, Texas - The Bossier Parish Community College Cavalier's men's basketball team was picked to finish sixth out of seven teams in the East Zone by the coaches of NJCAA Region XIV.

The poll doesn't concern BPCC coach Chris Lovell, who enters his fourth year as the Cavaliers head coach. He's more concerned with the impact he will have on his players after basketball.

"I'm just glad we weren't picked last like we have been before," Lovell said. "It really doesn't matter where we are picked. It's about the impact we as coaches can have on these young men because the ball will stop bouncing for them at some point. Then, it'll be about what kind of fathers they're going to be? What kind of husbands they are going to be? What kind of citizen they are going to be? What kind of God followers are they going to be the rest of their lives? For me, that is the most important thing. No one wants to win every game more than me, if you know me, you know that, but at the end of the day my impact on these young men's lives is what drives me to be the best I can be on and off the court."

NJCAA Region XIV Men's Basketball Coaches Poll:

East Zone

1. Tyler (10) 117

2. Navarro (2) 90

3. TVCC 73

4. Kilgore (1) 63

5. Panola 38

6. BPCC 36

7. Paris 15

South Zone

1. Angelina (5) 108

2. Blinn (3) 94

3. LSC-PA (3) 90

4. Jacksonville (2) 58

5. Lee 51

6. CBC 26

7. Victoria 15