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Independent Schools Preview
Posted: Thursday October 24, 2002 2:49 PM
Updated: Friday November 08, 2002 2:38 PM
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The following preview is provided by Blue Ribbon. For the most thorough preview available of the upcoming season, order the 2002-03 Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, on sale now at 1-800-775-2518.
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Blue Ribbon Forecast |
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Team |
'01-02 Rec. |
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi |
12-15 |
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Texas-Pan American |
20-10 |
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Centenary |
14-13 |
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IPFW |
7-21 |
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Morris Brown |
5-24 |
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Savannah State |
2-26 |
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G: Brian Evans
JR, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
G: Kevin Mitchell
SR, Texas-Pan American
G: Andrew Wisniewski
JR, Centenary
F: Chris Fagan
JR, Texas-Pan American
F: Jeremy King
SR, IPFW
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Andrew Wisniewski
Centenary
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Chris Fagan
Texas-Pan American
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1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2. Texas-Pan American
3. Centenary
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1. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
2. Texas-Pan American
3. IPFW
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- The NCAA doesn't keep official standings for independent teams. Blue Ribbon's preseason rankings merely rate and compare the six colleges playing as independents.
- The greatest player loss from last season was Texas-Pan American's Mire Chapman. He was our preseason choice as independent player of the year, and by finishing third in the nation with a 26.2-point scoring average, he earned that postseason recognition as well. This year, a trio of players–Centenary's Andrew Wisniewski, Corpus Christi's Brian Evans and UTPA's Kevin Mitchell--could vie for independent top honors.
- New to the independent ranks as full-fledged Division I members this year are Savannah State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, IPFW (Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne). They have plenty of hyphens in their names, and skilled players on the court.
- The only new coach of an independent team is Edward Daniels Jr. at Savannah State.
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