Donte Grantham, a 6-foot-8 senior, and Gabe DeVoe, who maybe deferred to their leader and star too much at times to assert themselves. The Tigers will certainly need a healthy, dynamic season from junior point guard Shelton Mitchell, the team’s top returning scorer at 10.7 points per game. The Vanderbilt transfer has been bothered by a knee problem.
Defensive Skara
Valparaiso transfer David Skara might fix the defense all by himself. Coach Brad Brownell said the 6-foot-8 forward is the team’s top defender “and it’s not really that close.” He said Skara enjoys doing the difficult things and does not worry too much about his offensive output.