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UNC Greensboro must struggle with a scenario no coach wants to deal with. After finishing the 2008-2009 season with only five victories, the Spartans returned all but one of their regular starters.

So is losing experience better than starting from scratch?

Coach Mike Dement is hoping that his upperclassmen think back to how well the team played two seasons ago in answering that question. That year, the Spartans—who included current seniors Mikko Koivisto and Ben Stywall—won 19 games and were contenders for a top-tier spot in league play.

Last year, that wasn't the case. UNC Greensboro was 10th in the league with (62.9 points per game, last in shooting percentage at 39.8, 11th in three-point percentage at 31.5, last in assists at 10.3, 11th in turnover...]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:38 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-nae:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:55:38 PDT