Farleigh Dickinson ranked near the bottom in the NCAA last
season in almost all team statistical categories, averaging 60.8 points per
game and shot 41% from the field. That
all led one of the worst seasons in program history, going 3-23 during the
2011-2012 season.
The Knights return their top two scorers Melquan Bolding and
Lonnie Hayes. Bodling is a Senior Guard
who struggles shooting the ball despite leading the team in scoring last season
with 15.1 points per game. He only
shoots 29% from three and 35% from the field.
Lonnie Hayes, a Cincinnati
native from Harmony Prep, was the second leading scorer for the Knights last
season and much like Bolding struggled from the field. The 6’0’’ guard only shot 25% from three and
34% from the field.
The Knights do lose their top rebounder from last season and
do seem to lack much of an inside presence on either end of the floor.
Outlook:
This should be an early season tune-up for the Muskies. Xavier will have more talent at every
position on the floor and on the bench than anything the Knights will
have. The one test Xavier will get is
from the Knights two senior guards.
Despite their struggles shooting last year, Xavier’s young guards will
need to do a good job defending the two veteran guards who will be looking to
have bounce back seasons. Look for a
comfortable win from the Muskies in their season opener. This will be most likely their weakest
opponent of the year.
Stay Tuned Early Next Week for our next OOC Match-up
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