Double Dribbles

A daily look at news, notes, and thoughts from around the SoCon.

1) Baru at College of Charleston struggled in his second exhibition. He went 4 of 13 from the field. Clearly, Baru has some jitters going on. As a freshman that may be expected. He will be good- no questions asked. There is some doubt as to how he will produce this year. Fortunately for the Cougars, the key for CofC is for Baru to be ready by SoCon Tourney time. Unfortunately for the Cougars, they open with Holy Cross, Morehead State, Clemson, and the Battle for Atlantis, before playing their first two SoCon games, followed by Tennessee. Not an easy way for a freshman to work out his jitters. He will be one of the most watched storylines of the early season.

2) This week, we'll  know nothing about Davidson or Chattanooga. The Mocs do not play until Sunday against Indiana, which will tell us plenty,and then they battle Butler. The Wildcats play Guilford this Friday. They play Richmond and Duke the following week. So the two teams that are favored to win their divisions will have huge weeks next week, but have almost nothing on the line this week. That makes for an interesting kick off to the year for the SoCon. Next week will be very telling though- for both teams.