One more, this one from Pat Taggart of Sportsnetwork.com…
Link: Sportsnetwork.com – A-10 Preview
- Dayton
- Xavier
- Richmond
- La Salle
- Temple
- UMass
- Saint Joseph’s
- Duquesne
9. Charlotte - St. Bonaventure
- Rhode Island
- Saint Louis
- George Washington
- Fordham
His thoughts on Charlotte:
Duquesne, Charlotte and St. Bonaventure are good enough to hang with some of the better teams in the A-10, but those three squads will be fortunate to finish with .500 records.CHARLOTTE - Last season, an injury-plagued group of 49ers finished 11-20 overall, including 5-11 in conference. Bobby Lutz has been the leader of the Charlotte program for over a decade, but he may need serious improvement in 2009-10 to keep his job. Lutz has a standout point guard to run the show, as DiJuan Harris brings back 7.2 apg, good for fourth nationally in that category a year ago. Harris also scored 9.0 ppg and figures to move into double figures as a senior. The same can be said of three-point marksman Ian Andersen, who tallied 9.7 ppg as a junior. The third and final returning starter is An’Juan Wilderness, who may be ready to play up to his level of athleticism, which is quite high. The player to watch for the 49ers is Shamari Spears, a Boston College transfer who figures to bring some toughness to the front line.