Florida Atlantic Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:30:24 PDT

There are young teams. And then there is Florida Atlantic.

The Owls' preseason roster includes seven true freshmen and four sophomores. Of the four returning lettermen, just one, guard Shavar Richardson, scored in double figures in the 2008-09 season.

There are 10 newcomers, and coach Mike Jarvis is counting heavily on his 2009 recruiting class, and not just because he has to rely on them.

"This class is as good a class as I have ever been part of recruiting, and that includes some pretty good classes at Boston University, George Washington and St. John's," Jarvis said. "The reason for my optimism is the fact that we have recruited a complete team, point guard, shooting guard, small forwards, power forward, center and it's not often that you do that.