Campbell Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:35:25 PDT

The Camels have been walking in the Atlantic Sun desert for over a decade with no oasis in sight. But the end of the 2008-09 season offers real hope coach Robbie Laing's club might finally be ready to quench its championship thirst.

Playing with one of the youngest rosters in Division I basketball, Campbell surged in February and ended with 14 wins, including an 11-9 record in conference play. While a sixth place finish is forecast for the Camels, it wouldn't be a surprise if they threatened for the top four.

With nearly every player of value back, Laing is much farther along this preseason than he was a year ago.

"We can get right to the meat-and-potatoes of what we're doing in practice, review fundamentals and get right down to the up-and-down part of the way...