The Elis suffered some key losses during the offseason, but there's still enough in New Haven to give Yale a shot at staying in the top half of the Ivy League standings.

Alex Zampier is the only returnee among the top three scorers of a year ago, as Ross Morin and Travis Pinick graduated. He averaged 13.2 points per game in 2008-09 in earning honorable mention honors on the All-Ivy team.

The loss of Morin and Pinick affects the Bulldogs in the scoring column and on the glass. That will put pressure on the veterans returning in the frontcourt—Garrett Fiddler, Michael Sands, Paul Nelson and Jordan Gibson.

Fiddler in particular brings a physical presence to the paint, but now will need to be more active on offense as well.

However, the key to the team ...More