MOBILE, Alabama – Spring Hill College (SHC) head men's basketball coach Aaron Niven says that his team learned a lot in their first season of play in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and NCAA Division II."It's not that we learned that much new about the competition," he says. "The SIAC was just as athletic as we thought it would be last year, but they had much bigger players then we faced in our old conference. That being said, we found out that we can compete in the SIAC and compete at a good level. We also learned that the SIAC loves its basketball. It's a great atmosphere in all the gyms. The gyms are packed with loud, fun crowds every night."
Starting the new season, Niven is happy with the progress his team is making. "Where we are in the building process – and we are still in a building process – is good," he says. "We are still a young team, but my instinct says that we are a lot better this year. You never know how that will translate into wins and losses on the court, but talent-wise there is no doubt we are better."
While Niven's squad is still young on paper, his team is much more experienced this year than in his previous two seasons at SHC. His roster features 11 returning players and four freshmen.
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