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MBB: Practices get underway for season loaded with potential

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It’s October (though it feels like August outside), and believe it or not we are less than a month away from NCAA Basketball.

Dana Altman has once again compiled a great squad on paper, with veteran leadership mixed with top-tier recruits. Coupled with a summertime bonding session in Canada, the potential for the 2022-23 Men’s Basketball team is sky high.

Still, the work has to be put in to yield the desired results.

“We were a very inconsistent team last year,” said Altman. “Part of that was our rebounding and defense. Our rebounding numbers weren’t good, our defensive numbers weren’t good, and on the nights we weren’t shooting well, it really cost us.