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By Joel Welser   Temple Owls   Atlantic 10   2008-09: 22-12, 11-5 2008-09 postseason: NCAA Coach: Fran Dunphy (55-43 at Temple, 365-216 overall)   Heading into the 2008-2009 season everybody was wondering how Temple would get along without superstar…

By Joel Welser   Tennessee Volunteers   Southeastern Conference   2008-09: 21-13, 10-6 2008-09 postseason: NCAA Coach: Bruce Pearl (98-37 at Tennessee, 415-121 overall)   Tennessee underachieved last year, but it was a young team that relied on some unproven…

By Joel Welser   TCU Horned Frogs   Mountain West Conference   2008-09: 14-17, 5-11 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Jim Christian (14-17 at TCU, 152-75 overall)   Coach Jim Christian’s first year at TCU did not go all that well.…

By Joel Welser   Syracuse Orange   Big East   2008-09: 28-10, 11-7 2008-09 postseason: NCAA Coach: Jim Boeheim (799-288 at Syracuse, 799-288 overall)   Even Syracuse cannot lose Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf and Paul Harris and get better. Usually…

By Joel Welser   St. John’s Red Storm   Big East Conference   2008-09: 16-18, 6-12 2008-09 postseason: CBI Coach: Norm Roberts (64-85 at St. John’s, 64-85 overall)   St. John’s continues to struggle in the Big East and ended…

By Joel Welser   Saint Joseph’s Hawks   Atlantic 10   2008-09: 17-15, 9-7 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Phil Martelli (278-167 at Saint Joseph’s, 278-167 overall)   Saint Joseph’s was looking like a possible Atlantic 10 contender heading into mid-February,…

By Joel Welser   South Florida Bulls   Big East   2008-09: 9-22, 4-14 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Stan Heath (21-41 at South Florida, 133-118 overall)   It may not sound impressive, but South Florida’s four wins in conference play…

By Joel Welser   Southern Illinois Salukis   Missouri Valley Conference   2008-09: 13-18, 8-10 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Chris Lowery (109-59 at Southern Illinois, 109-59 overall)   The Salukis had higher hopes than a 13-18 record for the 2008-2009…

By Joel Welser   Southern California Trojans   Pacific-10   2008-09: 22-13, 9-9 2008-09 postseason: NCAA Coach: Kevin O’Neill (First year at USC, 171-180 overall)   To say USC had a tumultuous offseason would be an understatement. Two players were…

By Joel Welser   South Carolina State Bulldogs   Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference   2008-09: 17-14, 10-6 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Tim Carter (30-34 at South Carolina State, 201-202 overall)   The 2008-2009 season was supposed to be the year South…