The Simpson men’s basketball team was picked to finish second in the American Rivers Conference in the preseason coaches poll, but a 1-2 start has put the Storm behind early in the conference standings. Nebraska Wesleyan is ranked 6th nationally and is 2-0, and the Storm already fell to Loras who sits atop the ARC at 3-0. The Storm will head to San Diego for a holiday tournament, and then compete in their annual scrimmage against Division II powerhouse Northwest Missouri State before resuming conference play in 2020.