It is the first five players who most determine how good a team can be. They will spend well over half the available minutes on the floor. Depth is important, but not as important as the first five. So how good a group can we put together? Tough to know, with so many new faces, but let's take a look.
Deandre Burns. He is the leading returner in minutes played. He closed the season very strongly and ended up shooting 41% from the arc.
Oliver Black. He averaged 18.3 minutes per game in a largely back-up role. He was not a scorer, but he did shoot 55% from the field and averaged 3.3 rebounds per game.
Camron Reedus. Juco All-American. Averaged 19.6 ppg last season. Shot 39.7% from the arc. Made 148 FTs and shot 77.5% from the line.
K. J. Gilmore. Averaged 9.6 ppg and 3.5 rpg his freshman season in juco. Shot 47% from the arc in limited attempts, and shot 50% overall.
Wadly Mompremier. 6-11. Played for an Ohio team that played in the 12th-ranked Mid-Am Conference and fnished 2nd in the East Division and tied for 2nd overall. He was strictly a role player, but did average 3.1 rpg in 9 minutes per game played. He also had 34 blocks, which would have tied for 6th in the conference, except he did not appear in enough games to qualify for the final stats. If his rebounds and blocks numbers are extrapolated out to normal starter's minutes, they look pretty good.
6-11, 6-9, 6-5, 6-3, 6-2
That is not a starting line-up that makes your eyes pop out. Burns and Reedus are proven offensively. Black ought to play much better with a bigger role. Mompremier is strictly a role player, but he plays the role well. Gilmore shot well when he shot. And who knows what the other newcomers will provide, or which of the returning subs will take a big step forward. Not exactly a bumper crop, but at least reason for hope.
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