CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- J.C. Smith will open preseason basketball drills with a lot of new faces.
The Golden Bulls, who were picked to finish fourth in the CIAA South in the coaches’ preseason poll, have seven newcomers on the roster. They’ll be less experienced than last year’s squad, which finished 18-12 and advanced to the CIAA tournament semifinals.
“They’re going to have to grow up very, very quickly,” said coach Steve Joyner, who’ll start his 28th season with 483 wins. “Certainly change is good and it brings certain hurdles and obstacles we’re going to have to get over. Game experience is going to be very important to us this year. The more experience we can get them before the season and after we get into the season is going to be very important to us.”
The Golden Bulls return all-CIAA forward Emilio Parks, who averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season, as the only incumbent starter. The Golden Bulls will rely on the 6-6, 240-pound senior as the top scoring option, especially inside.
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