Savannah State may have had the ultimate in balanced scoring this past season. They did not have a single player to average double figures. (Little Rock can identify with that.) However, their five starters all averaged between 9.9 and 8.0 points per game. Now, that is consistency!
In case you think they were absolutely awful, not so. Obviously, they were not a powerhouse, but they did eke out a winning record at 15-14 for the season, so there were a good many teams worse than they were. They are an independent team, which means they have no actual conference (although independents sometimes schedule as if they did when other schools begin conference play).
I started following Savannah State a little after 2004-2005, when they suffered through a winless season. Coming from winless to a winning record in four years is a pretty fair accomplishment. Hats off to them. I like following the little guys, and when I see a turnaround like that, it is satisfying.
Jersey Tech (NJIT), another independent, also had a winless season year before last. They did win a game last year to break the streak, but you have to suppose that they are wondering if going D1 was a wise decision.
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