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   If all one does is examine Central Michigan's roster, then the Chippewas look like a team loaded with veterans who are poised to take last year's MAC West co-championship to the next level.

But upon closer examination of Central Michigan's four seniors and five juniors, it becomes clear the Chippewas have plenty of team-building to accomplish during their preseason practices.

Of CMU's five juniors, three are junior-college transfers (Amir Rashad, Jalin Thomas and William McClure) who enter the season without a minute of Division I experience. Then there's center Marko Spica, a part-time starter as a freshman and sophomore who missed all of last year after tearing his ACL.]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-caq:1 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT