Who’s returning what…
Posted by hoopsknowitall on June 24, 2008
Here’s a list of each team, ranked from top to bottom, on percentages of returning points and rebounds. This is about as official as it can get, as all of these statistics were taken from the schools’ websites. This list includes transfers, NBA draft losses, and graduates, but not returning red-shirts.
POINTS
1. South Carolina – 91.18%
2. Florida – 77.39%
3. LSU – 71.52%
4. Georgia – 66.03%
5. Auburn – 65.77%
6. Ole Miss – 63.43%
7. Alabama – 48.19%
8. Kentucky – 46.19%
9. Tennessee – 44.43%
10. Mississippi State – 42.31%
11. Vanderbilt – 40.72%
12. Arkansas – 30.16%
REBOUNDS
1. South Carolina – 84.64%
2. Florida – 69.98%
3. LSU – 67.97%
4. Auburn – 67.11%
5. Georgia – 63.28%
6. Kentucky – 62.85%
7. Tennessee – 61.67%
8. Mississippi State – 54.08%
9. Alabama – 51.95%
10. Vanderbilt – 48.75%
11. Ole Miss – 44.51%
12. Arkansas – 36.78%
—Any drastic difference in a team’s place in the lists could point to a potential problem this coming season. For example, Ole Miss returns 63.43% of their points but just 44.51% of their rebounds. Thus, the Rebels are losing a signficant amount of inside presence but return a good number of guards. Rebounding and post presence could be a challenge for Ole Miss this season.
—South Carolina returns a surprising amount of depth all-around, and should be significantly more competitive than last season. The big question mark will be the new coach, and how smoothly a new system will be incorporated.
—With the amount of talent on their roster, Florida is poised to be among the nation’s elite in the next year or two. It’s possible this coming season, if the Gators can replace Speights quickly enough.
—Alabama’s fate will be almost entirely tied to the return of Ronald Steele and the incoming Jamychal Green. The Tide return a below-average amount of scoring and rebounding, so Steele’s decision-making and scoring along with Green’s rebounding will prove vital to this year’s success.
—Arkansas returns so little, it will be very difficult for them to compete this season. The ‘Backs could suffer the largest drop of any team this coming season.
