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An In-Depth Look at the Importance of Basketball Depth

Much to the relief of Cyclone fans everywhere, basketball season is finally (almost) upon us.

This means over the next three weeks, you'll likely be reading anything and everything regarding the men's basketball team. So far, the consensus on the 2015-16 Cyclones is that while the team returns a boatload of talent and carries a top 10 preseason ranking into the season, a few problems still remain: namely a new coach in Steve Prohm and an apparent lack of depth.

Ahhhhhh, everyone's favorite basketball buzzword.

What is depth, exactly? Webster's Dictionary defines depth as "the distance from the top or surface of something to its bottom.