Texas Southern Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:40:28 PDT

TSU coach Tony Harvey is certainly hopeful that he won't repeat his second year with the Tigers, when the team lost 20 of its first 21 games.

Chemistry was a problem, one that wasn't solved until Harvey decided to part ways with Sollie Norwood, a former top scorer who was relegated to a bench role under Harvey.

Once Harvey made that move, things seemed to turn around, with TSU winning six of its last 11 games, including four of its final five.

That late-season run may provide a little momentum for this year's team, which returns just three of its top seven scorers from 2008-09.

Fortunately for Harvey, his top scorer, Deandre Hall, is one of those returnees after the 6-6 guard averaged 13.8 points and 4.0 rebounds a game as a junior.

Senior Ricky...