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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…

By Joel Welser   South Carolina Gamecocks   Southeastern Conference   2008-09: 21-10, 10-6 2008-09 postseason: NIT Coach: Darrin Horn (21-10 at South Carolina, 132-58 overall)   Usually a 10-6 record in the Southeastern Conference is good enough for an…

By Joel Welser   Siena Saints   Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference   2008-09: 27-8, 16-2 2008-09 postseason: NCAA Coach: Fran McCaffery (85-44 at Siena, 224-171 overall)   Coach Fran McCaffery has done great things with Siena. Two years ago it…

By Joel Welser   Seton Hall Pirates   Big East Conference   2008-09: 17-15, 7-11 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Bobby Gonzalez (47-46 at Seton Hall, 174-123 overall)   Seton Hall struggled in the Big East and only beat one team…

By Joel Welser   Santa Clara Broncos   West Coast Conference   2008-09: 16-17, 7-7 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Kerry Keating (31-33 at Santa Clara, 31-33 overall)   The record may not show it, but year two of the Coach…

By Joel Welser   Sam Houston State Bearkats   Southland   2008-09: 18-12, 12-4 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Bob Marlin (200-123 at Sam Houston State, 200-123 overall)   The story always seems to be the same for Sam Houston State.…

By Joel Welser   Rutgers Scarlet Knights   Big East   2008-09: 11-21, 2-16 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Fred Hill (32-60 at Rutgers, 32-60 overall)   Rutgers fans are getting impatient with Coach Fred Hill. After three years he has…

By Joel Welser   Saint Louis Billikens   Atlantic 10   2008-09: 17-17, 8-10 2008-09 postseason: none Coach: Rick Majerus (34-29 at Saint Louis, 456-176 overall)   Saint Louis may lose their top two scorers from a team that struggled…

By Joel Welser   Rider Broncs   Metro Atlantic Athletic Association   2008-09: 19-13, 12-6 2008-09 postseason: CIT Coach: Tommy Dempsey (77-52 at Rider, 77-52 overall)   There were concerns that Rider would not be able to replace 6-11 center…

By Joel Welser   Richmond Spiders   Atlantic 10   2008-09: 20-16, 9-7 2008-09 postseason: CBI Coach: Chris Mooney (57-70 at Richmond, 75-82 overall)   Richmond had high expectations heading into the 2008-2009 campaign, but those expectations were knocked down…