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Originally Posted by SeasonTicketFan Recruiting talented big men is difficult for most mid majors. It is one of the things that separates the top tier programs. Every once in a while, their is an exception to the rule, but there is a small pool of really good big men. Guards who can light it up are plentiful. Just about every A10 team has at least one. The Bonnies have two. A couple of years ago, Jablonski wrote an article that showed the average scoring of A10 centers. It was something like 2-3 points a game. That was an indictment as to the strength of that position in the A10. Big Steve would have gone to Purdue if he had better grades. Maverick Morgan chose Illinois. Sean Finn was promised something that did not happen his freshman year. Kav was good but not great. Not a great leaper, who had a lot of desire. UD has traditionally had trouble recruiting big talented post players. The top tier programs swoop in and grab them. Centers in the Big 10 and ACC are night and day from A10 centers. UD will go the next level if they could ever get better post talent. What it takes to do that, I am not sure.

Sure it is hard, but that is what we have to overcome to be a Top 25 team. VCU has one, UMass has one. Richmond had one last year, and the red shirt freshman this year is better than Kostas, and will be good. If they average 5 points a game, but 7-8 rebounds and can play good defense, game on.

	Richmond UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Founded in 1830, the private liberal arts university in the Commonwealth boasts 2,800 students in 57 majors within its picturesque 350-acre campus. The Robins School of Business is one of the Top-20 business schools in the country. Nickname is the Spiders and are fellow A10 Conference members.

	St Bonaventure SAINT BONAVENTURE Founded in 1858, St. Bonaventure University is a liberal arts college located on 500 acres in southwestern New York state. SBU offers 43 undergraduate majors, the most popular of which are elementary education, journalism, psychology, accounting, marketing, finance, and management. Total undergraduate enrollment is 2,000. Virtually all freshmen and most undergraduates live on campus. A founding member of the A10 Conference. Famous athletes include Bob Lanier. Historical nickname was the Brown Indians, but later changed to the Bonnies. Their mascot is a wolf.

	Massachusetts MASSACHUSETTS UMass Amherst, the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system, sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, 90 miles from Boston and 175 miles from New York City. The campus provides a rich cultural environment in a rural setting close to major urban centers. UMass enrolls over 20,000 undergraduates and 5,000 post-grad students. Fellow members of the A10 Conference. Nickname is the Minutemen. Women's teams known as the Minutewomen. Sports achievements include NCAA Final Four appearances in men's basketball and women's soccer.