Last year's record: 17-13, 7-9 Atlantic 10

Analysis: The Dukes are going to need monster seasons from Aaron Jackson and Damian Saunders to overcome the team's lack of height and inexperience, with eight freshmen among the 12 scholarship players. Coach Ron Everhart will mix and match his players throughout the season in his up-tempo system that will rely on perimeter shooting and hounding defense. The freshmen expected to make the earliest impact are Eric Evans, B.J. Monteiro and Melquan Bolding.

Roster

Name.....Pos......Ht......PPG.

Bill Clark.....G/F.....6-5.....8.2

Jason Duty.....G.....6-1.....2.3

Aaron Jackson.....G.....6-4.....9.0

Lucas Newton.....G.....5-10.....0.2

Damian Saunders.....F/C.....6-7.....6.5

Jimmy Sherwood.....F.....6-2.....0.7

David Theis.....F/C.....6-7.....1.8

Eric Evans.....G.....5-11.....NA

Oliver Lewinson.....F/C.....6-9.....NA

Melquan Bolding.....G/F.....6-4.....NA

Aleksandar Milovic.....F.....6-7.....NA

B.J. Monteiro.....G/F.....6-5.....NA

Shawntez Patterson.....F.....6-7.....NA

Rodrigo Peggau.....F/C.....6-8.....NA

Chase Robinson.....G.....6-2.....NA

Schedule

Nov. 14.....High Point.....8:30 p.m.

Nov. 20.....at Saint Francis, Pa......7 p.m.

Nov. 23.....Furman.....2 p.m.

Nov. 25.....at South Carolina-Upstate.....7 p.m.

Nov. 28.....at Duke.....3 p.m.

Dec. 3.....at Pitt.....TBA

Dec. 10.....at Radford.....7 p.m.

Dec. 17.....Old Dominion.....7 p.m.

Dec. 20.....Rice.....2 p.m.

Dec. 22.....North Carolina Central.....7 p.m.

Dec. 28.....at Robert Morris.....7 p.m.

Dec. 31.....Bowling Green.....4 p.m.

Jan. 7.....Charlotte.....7 p.m.

Jan. 10.....at St. Bonaventure.....4 p.m.

Jan. 14.....George Washington.....7 p.m.

Jan. 17.....Dayton.....7 p.m.

Jan. 21.....at Saint Joseph's.....TBA

Jan. 25.....at Fordham.....TBA

Jan. 31.....St. Bonaventure.....7 p.m.

Feb. 4.....at Saint Louis.....8 p.m.

Feb. 7.....Xavier.....7 p.m.

Feb. 11.....at Richmond.....7 p.m.

Feb. 15.....Temple.....2 p.m.

Feb. 22.....at La Salle.....2 p.m.

Feb. 25.....at Massachusetts.....7 p.m.

Mar. 1.....Rhode Island.....3:30 p.m.

Mar. 4.....Saint Louis.....7 p.m.

Mar. 7.....at Dayton.....8 p.m.

Mar. 11-14 Atlantic 10 tournament• .....TBA

• -Atlantic City, N.J.