Rankings:

1. Bowling Green,
2. Ball State,
3. Akron,
4. Ohio,
5. Buffalo,
6. Toledo.

Jason Preston - 1st Team All MAC
BVP - 2nd Team ALL MAC

MAC "Honor Roll"--

Best Playmaker: Jason Preston
Most Versatile: Jason Preston
Best NBA Prospect: Jason Preston

"Keep an Eye On" -- Jalen White
--76 3 Pointers,
--23 points per game last season.

DISCUSS...

I am confused. This article lists Wilson as being eligible. Did I miss something.

I think that's probably incorrect, isn't it? I thought I saw several places that stated he has a sit-out year.

Just got the Blue Ribbon digital copy. First off:

Rankings:

1. Bowling Green,
2. Akron
3. Ball State,
4. Toledo
5. Ohio,
6. Kent State
7. Buffalo,
8. NIU
9. Miami
10. EMU
11. CMU
12. WMU

Jason Preston - 1st Team All-MAC

The majority of the Ohio write-up focuses on Preston and his back story. I thought I knew how fascinating his story was but this goes much deeper than I had heard before and it's is friggin crazy. I knew he didn't play much in high school but I didn't realize he essentially spent his prep year on the B & C teams. He spent a little time on the A team but rode the bench and requested to be sent down to the C team. He then put together his own highlight reel and that's how he got recruited. A bunch of other interesting info as well.

Edit: By B&C team I mean essentially their version of JV and Freshman or Rec team. Not 2nd and 3rd string.

I am high on White from just seeing film of his shooting stroke and ability to elevate. I won't say it is Dartis sweet, but it's pretty smooth. I can see him shooting his way in to playing time. Hopefully he has the moxie to play some D, if that is the case, he may find some major minutes in a Bobcat uni.

I'm also hoping that we get to see it in person too!

I totally agree. Dartis' leadership will be missed but his on the court role and production can be replaced much more easily than Ogbanda's. Hoping Nolan Foster and Rifen Miguel can do it but it's a huge question mark at this point. Would have been nice to have Dwight Wilson to throw in the mix.

Dartis' production will be picked up by McDay, B-Rod and I do believe Sears. I see Miles Brown and Jalen White also getting some of those shots and minutes. As far as Vest, he was very solid but not outstanding. He was a 7 and 5 guy who was a great lockerroom person. I feel like Miguel can give us 7 and 5 but I also think a more committee approach with Miguel, Foster and Towns will be fine. Granger also seems to be BVP as a freshman and he was able to give us great minutes (after his redshirt year).

He's in Blue Ribbon. Boals is quoted as saying that Sears, along with Towns and White, as one of "three Freshmen...that can play immediately."

From the Blue Ribbon writeup it sounds like Boals considers Towns more of a wing/perimeter player. Reading between the lines I think the biggest help in the paint will come from Foster and Rifen Miguel with Granger filling Foster's role from last year.

"Rifen played on a very successful team," Boals said. "As many as 10 of their guys are going D-1. He had knee surgery in March and just started to come back [in September]. He's very skilled, can shoot the 3 and can handle it. Really high IQ."

I also see us having a lot of versatility with the lineup because our guards and wings are so big. We also have BvP who can help in the post.