THE GOOD NEWS
The Jaspers are loaded coming back, losing no one of consequence off the depth chart. This was Barry Rohrssen's second year as the coach and he got his first MAAC tournament victory. Now, the next step.

THE BAD NEWS
There really isn't any, except for the final record (no team wants to finish 12-19). This is a young team that made mistakes but should be a lot better next season.

KEY RETURNEES
F Devon Austin showed in Albany what kind of offensive player he can be. G Chris Smith capped a strong freshman season with a solid performance in the MAAC tournament. Fellow freshman G Rashad Green came on strong. Gs Antoine Pearson and Darryl Crawford both enter their third seasons next year.

ROSTER REPORT

--F Devon Austin finished his junior year with a flourish, averaging 21.5 points and 9.0 rebounds and going 18-for-30 from the floor in the two games in the MAAC tournament. He had his third career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in the season-ending loss to Siena.

--G Antoine Pearson was the only Jasper to crack the league's top 10 in any stat categories. He was 10th in both 3-point and free-throw percentage.

--Freshman G Chris Smith had 10 points, six rebounds and solid defense in the finale.

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