The Big Green were one of the surprises of the Ivy League in 2008-09.

After being buried in the basement thanks to only two victories in the non-conference schedule, Dartmouth rebounded behind Ivy League Player of the Year Alex Barnett to stay in the conference race until March, finishing with a 7-7 Ivy record.

Unfortunately for coach Terry Dunn, Barnett graduated. That means the underclassmen who let Barnett carry the load a year ago will need to step up their production.

Chief among those players are sophomores David Rufful and Jabari Trotter, who both had their moments a year ago, but deferred to the red-hot Barnett most of the time.

Now that the security blanket is gone, both will have to adjust to their new roles in the offense.

So will the ...More