Belmont
Last year: 25-9 overall, 14-2 in conference. Finished first in the conference, won the conference tournament, gave Duke all they wanted in the NCAA's.
Losses: Justin Hare, Will Peeples, Andrew House, Stefan Baskin
Key Returners: Everybody else, really, but especially Shane Dansby.
Show Me Numbers: Belmont's returning roster shot just 64.5% from the FT line last year. 8 returning players averaged 10 or more minutes per conference game, and all but one played every game.
Quick Analysis: Belmont will miss Peeples' rebounding almost as much as they miss Hare's shooting. Last year, Belmont led the conference with both a 1.09 PPP and a 1.23 PEP, and they project to have similar numbers this year. Hare is a big loss, but with what they have coming back, watch out. Give those eight returning guys another year of experience, and they might actually be better. The keys will be free throw shooting and rebounding. Get used to hearing this: In a guard-oriented conference, how your big guys do in the middle and on the glass makes all the difference.
Stat projection (at the same pace as last year): 1.24 PEP, 88.92 PEG, both the highest in the conference.
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