College Basketball Preview - Sun Belt

[Harry]

WEST DIVISION:

NORTH TEXAS: Tony Mitchell is coming off a stellar campaign in which he averaged 14.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. Those numbers are staggering for any player, but Mitchell posted them in just his freshman season and had many thinking he might declare for the NBA Draft. Mean Green fans were relieved though as Mitchell is set to return to Denton. Not returning with him will be head coach Johnny Jones who took the head gig at his alma mater LSU. Former Marquette assistant Tony Benford takes over for Jones, and with Mitchell, has a ready-made player to build around. How far North Texas will go is going to depend on the play of those around Mitchell. Other starters will be back from last season's 18-14 squad, including Alzee Williams (10.5 ppg. 3.4 rpg) and Chris Jones (14.1 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.3 apg. Jones is a versatile player in the backcourt with his ability to score, rebound and pass the ball. He is an able second option to Mitchell and will keep teams from focusing the entirety of their defensive gameplan on Mitchell. Jordan Williams will make his return after being academically ineligible last January. In 19 games before that, Williams scored 10.9 points per game.

read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-tsn-aen-sunbelt-outlook-20121029,0,6296149.story

[greenminer]

I can't wait to see Jordan, TMitch and CJ in transition.

I don't know if I will ever see this combination of talent in transition again.