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[QUOTE="SJUBall, post: 752820, member: 2630"]
I don't mean to hijack the thread, but quite a few.  SJU was almost all freshmen last year which was part of the main problem.  We would have been an NCAA team easy had Lavin not suspended Harrison who was a problem last year.  SJU returns everybody and adds a lot to areas that were our weaknesses.

SJU returns the big east Rookie of the year in Jakarr Sampson at PF.  SJU returns the big east second leading scorer prior to suspension in Harrison.  We also return the #1 shotblocker in the nation in Chris Obekpa and the #1 shotblocking team in the nation.

We had issues in the frontcourt with depth but in addition to Obekpa and Sampson, SJU adds 6'9" Orlando Sanchez who is reportedly one of the best players on the team.  Sanchez dribbles like a guard and will be a combo forward.  SJU also returns God's Gift who redshirted last season who was valuable for depth his freshman year.  In addition, we return our best defensive player Sir'Dominic Pointer.

SJU in the backcourt returns starter Phil Greene who was a double digit scorer, but the guys who seems to have taken the starting spot is Jamal Branch who killed it on the European tour this summer..  Both Greene and Branch were injured last year.  Add to that D'Angelo and Rysheed Jordan.

We also added a shooter who hit 10 of 12 treys in a game this summer named Max Hooper and have others like Bourgault, Balamou and others.
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