Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Thumbnail Preview -- Florida Gulf Coast

Last Year: 10-21 overall, 6-10 in conference

Losses: Just about everybody

Key Returner: Delvin Franklin started 15 conference games and averaged 27+ MPG for the year. Yup, that's about it.

Show Me Numbers: FGCU numbers are hard to come by, because they turn over so much of the roster. Their roster has 8 freshman, 3 new Juco transfers, and a transfer from Michigan. Thus, I'm basing my guess about their stats on what is typical for an A-Sun newcomer. Salt to taste.

Quick Analysis: I don't know if you can call it a "rebuilding year" when you only have two guys back. They might be good; they might not. Last year, the A-Sun was a young conference, so newcomers have a chance to shine. We'll see what a full roster of new people is capable of. In this conference, a "replacement level" roster lands them about in the middle, but that may be a bit optimistic. Or not.

Stat Projection: 1.10 PEP is middle of the pack. 76.95 PEG on a relatively slow pace is slightly below-average. But defensive conditioning might be an issue with so many freshmen.

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