http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/070512aaa.html
Known about Savannah State for awhile...that is an awesome get. Beat Norfolk State out for the MEAC regular season last year and return virtually everyone.
Wow, agree with Brew, what a great get. On www.valueaddbasketball.com I have them projected as the 150th best team next year - which would really be nice if they can crack top 150. i also updated Cracked Sidewalks for the game, but as you can see below 11 juniors and seniors. Arnold Louis' 2.3 Value Add is almost good enough to start for a BCS team (2.3), and their top 6 all look good enough to get some minutes on a BCS team.
Season Rank Player Ht Class Value Add
621 Louis, Arnold 6-foot-7 4 Sr 2.3
838 Rudolph, Deric 5-foot-11 4 Sr 1.7
874 Smith, Jyles 6-foot-8 3 Jr 1.63
907 Blackman, Preston 6-foot-0 4 Sr 1.55
1050 Smith, Cedric 6-foot-3 4 Sr 1.32
1052 Hassan, Rashad 6-foot-7 4 Sr 1.31
1665 Montgomery, Joshua 6-foot-4 4 Sr 0.5
1997 Wilson, Stephen 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0.09
2028 Hendley, Patrick 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0.04
2721 Richards, Keierre 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0
2857 Conner, Richard 6-foot-4 4 Sr 0
150 Savannah St. 10.44
Value vs. BCS
The table below is under the "switch to low major" link where the top 5 are strong low-major starters, with Hassan joining Louis as a very domant player.
LM Season Rank Player Ht Class LM Value Add
146 Louis, Arnold 6-foot-7 4 Sr 5.6
202 Hassan, Rashad 6-foot-7 4 Sr 4.89
295 Rudolph, Deric 5-foot-11 4 Sr 3.8
373 Blackman, Preston 6-foot-0 4 Sr 3.16
391 Smith, Jyles 6-foot-8 3 Jr 3
429 Smith, Cedric 6-foot-3 4 Sr 2.66
479 Montgomery, Joshua 6-foot-4 4 Sr 2.27
902 Wilson, Stephen 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0.57
950 Conner, Richard 6-foot-4 4 Sr 0.45
975 Hendley, Patrick 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0.39
1081 Richards, Keierre 6-foot-1 3 Jr 0.17
26 Savannah St. 26.96
Value vs. Low Major
Here are the projected top 26 low-major teams.
LM Season Rank Team Conf LM PG/Per
1 South Dakota St. Sum 43.21
2 Davidson SC 42.97
3 South Carolina Upstate ASun 41.05
4 Florida Gulf Coast ASun 38.14
5 North Dakota St. Sum 38.08
6 Mercer ASun 37.27
7 Harvard Ivy 36.55
8 Robert Morris NEC 36.53
9 Belmont OVC 34.06
10 Middle Tennessee SB 34.03
11 Vermont AE 33.81
12 Niagara MAAC 33.6
13 Bucknell Pat 33.4
14 Loyola MD MAAC 33.14
15 Wagner NEC 31.89
16 Charleston Southern BSth 30.51
17 Delaware St. MEAC 30.29
18 Princeton Ivy 29.87
19 Manhattan MAAC 29.59
20 College of Charleston SC 29.45
21 Albany AE 29.39
22 Northern Colorado BSky 29.28
23 Quinnipiac NEC 28.81
24 Western Kentucky SB 28.78
25 Long Island NEC 28.53
26 Savannah St. MEAC 26.96