2008-09 roster

[Verbal]

1 Anthony Tucker 6-4/200 FR Guard Minnetonka, MN (Minnetonka HS)
2 David Palmer 6-9/240 JR Center Antioch, TN (Seton Hall)
4 J.R. Angle 6-7/200 SR Guard Franklin, IN (Indian Creek HS)
5 Matt Gatens 6-5/215 FR Guard Iowa City, IA (Iowa City HS)
15 Devan Bawinkel 6-5/210 JR Guard Winnebago, IL (Highland, IL CC)
20 Andrew Brommer 6-9/235 FR Forward Rosemount, Minnesota (Rosemount HS)
23 Jermain Davis 6-4/200 JR Guard Plymouth, MN (Kirkwood, IA CC)
24 Aaron Fuller 6-6/210 FR Forward Mesa, AZ (Mesa HS)
30 Jeff Peterson 6-0/185 SO Guard Hyattsville, MD (DeMatha Catholic HS)
32 Jake Kelly 6-6/180 SO Guard Carmel, IN (Carmel HS)
34 John Lickliter 5-11/175 FR Guard Iowa City, IA (Iowa City HS)
44 Cyrus Tate 6-8/240 SR Forward Chicago, IL (Northeast, NE CC)
50 Jarryd Cole 6-7/250 SO Forward Kansas City, MO (Winnetonka HS)

I like this roster. Not because I think that it's necessarily going to be a contender, but it's good to see a bunch of new faces in the mix. I'm going to try to check out one of the shirts & skins scrimmages before one of the home football games, and will report back to the board with my observations.

[HawkLax6]

I heard Kelly looked pretty good in last week's shirts and skins.

[The Game]

We should be pretty good inside with Tate and Cole.

[Verbal]

We should be pretty good inside with Tate and Cole.

You think they'll both start? I tend to think they will, but others think we'll see basically 4 guards (Peterson, Kelly, Gatens, Bawinkel) plus one big guy.

I'm inclined to think we'll see Peterson, Kelly, Gatens, Tate and Cole as the starting 5, with Bawinkel, Fuller and Tucker rounding out the top 8 in the rotation. I think Brommer and Davis get spot minutes, and Palmer, Angle and Lickliter ride the pine.

[PipeDaddy]

I think Cole will play big for 6-7. Certainly bigger than Looby ever did.

[The Game]

We should be pretty good inside with Tate and Cole.

You think they'll both start? I tend to think they will, but others think we'll see basically 4 guards (Peterson, Kelly, Gatens, Bawinkel) plus one big guy.

I'm inclined to think we'll see Peterson, Kelly, Gatens, Tate and Cole as the starting 5, with Bawinkel, Fuller and Tucker rounding out the top 8 in the rotation. I think Brommer and Davis get spot minutes, and Palmer, Angle and Lickliter ride the pine.

I would hope so.

[scottsdalehawk]

So how many years away do you think we are from competing for an NCAA bid? 2 years?

[Verbal]

So how many years away do you think we are from competing for an NCAA bid? 2 years?

Bubble this year, tourney next.

EDIT: Let me add that by "bubble this year", I don't really mean that I think we'll be crossing our fingers on selection Sunday, but I do think we'll still be in the mix as a possible tourney team in February. I think about 18 wins and an NIT berth is a realistic expectation for this year's squad.