Wednesday, October 10, 2007

JMC 201: 2007 Men's Panthers Basketball

Time to get things back on track





The reasons to be optimistic about this season





Last year sure was a painful season for the men's basketball team who had to play with a bunch of young players. They struggled through the season and won only 9 games after 20 plus wins for the last 3 seasons. This year though there are reasons to be optimistic thanks to a year under their belts for many of them and college transfers who are eligible to play this season.





Five reasons why they will be better


  • Second year as starter for Guard Avery Smith and Forward Paige Paulsen

  • The arrival of junior college transfer Torre Johnson, and Deion James

  • A talented freshman class of five players

  • A team that Jeter put together post Bruce Pearl.

  • A favorable non- conference schedule

The National Outlook


The panthers are projected to finish fourth in the horizon league. They have four returning starters and a unbelievable scorer in Avery Smith. This team consists of players that Jeter has fully developed and brought in and they can now move away from the Pearl style of play.




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