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As a long time VU basketball supporter ( grad & fan ). Over the years VU has seen many freshmen come and go. Some leaving way to soon. As an avid numbers cruncher when it comes to VU stats and with the excitement that this years freshmen class has generated I have dug up some numbers from the past 30 years comparing class years and individual players influence after their first 10 games ( roughly 1/3 of a season ).

TOP CLASSES AS PERCENTAGE OF TEAM SCORING AFTER 10 GAMES: ( major contributers listed )

1984-85     67%           Dougherty, Rios, Bell, Battle, Rekeweg       ( 4 - 6 )
1985-86     44%           Anselm, Ford, McSwine, Smith                   ( 4 - 6 )
2013-14     43%           Peters, L.Williams, Yeo, Adekoya                ( 6 - 4 )
1998-99     40%           Barton, Stovall, Tonagel                            ( 8 - 2 )
2008-09     33%           Buggs, Haskins                                         ( 3 - 7 )
1990-91     22%           Cavanaugh, Beesley, Markworth                ( 2 - 8 )
2003-04     22%           Harris, Miles, Sylla, Mbaye                         ( 4 - 6 )
1994-95     19%           Drew, B&B Jenkins                                    ( 5 - 5 )

INDIVIDUAL SCORING AFTER 10 GAMES

BARTON               156    98-99
PETERS                145    13-14
DREW                  123    94-95
ANSELM               108    85-86
DOUGHERTY         104    84-85
RIOS                    104   84-85
PICKREN              101    83-84
HAANPAA               97    06-07
BARKER                 93    91-92
BOUCHIE               91    07-08
REKEWEG              90    84-85
L. WILLIAMS          86    13-14
STOVALL               85    98-99


The 84-85 team was more or less forced into battle. 6 of the 9 players were freshmen with only Bell and Battle finishing out their careers at VU.

Dougherty, Rios, Pickren, Bouchie, and Rekeweg left after 1 year. Haanpaa after 2 years.

Some food for thought on this Sunday morning. The Sangarin Poll has the Summit League rated #12 today compared to the Horizon's #15. Who would have thought that would happen? Do you think a team challenge would actually favor the Summit? Has Butler's demise in the rankings caused the Horizon League's overall rating to fall? I for one still think the Horizon from top to bottom is better than the #15 Rating. However the Dakota teams and Oakland have certainly enhanced the Summit League's rating.