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The 2008-09 season couldn't have gotten much better for Alabama State, with a second straight regular-season title, a SWAC tournament title and a trip to the NCAA tournament.

But that was last year. This year, all five starters from that team are gone, including top scorers Brandon Brooks (13.7 ppg) and Andrew Hayles (13.7 ppg), SWAC Defensive Player of the Year Chief Kickingstallionsims Jr. and forwards Rashad Provitt and Wesley Jones.

Now, coach Lewis Jackson has his work cut out for him, with seven players returning, the best scorer of them—Tramaine Butler—scoring just 4.6 points per game a year ago.

Jackson will need to meld those returnees with eight newcomers to form a cohesive unit that will be competitive.

Sound easy?]]> Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:28 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-aah:1 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:28 PDT