Team preview: Wright State
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Updated: October 25, 2005, 12:50 PM ET
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That bugle being heard around Dayton over the off-season was a signal: The cavalry has arrived at Wright State. Playing with a short bench was a hindrance last winter for coach Paul Biancardi. The Raiders basically used a seven-man rotation. Besides the five starters, when Biancardi looked to his bench, he had only two options. He could send in Jaron Taylor to give somebody a break on the perimeter or freshman Jordan Plieman in the frontcourt.
(Information in this team report is as of October 1.)
COACH AND PROGRAM
That bugle being heard around Dayton over the off-season was a signal: The cavalry has arrived at Wright State. Playing with a short bench was a hindrance last winter for coach Paul Biancardi. The Raiders basically used a seven-man rotation. Besides the five starters, when Biancardi looked to his bench, he had only two options. He could send in Jaron Taylor to give somebody a break on the perimeter or freshman Jordan Plieman in the frontcourt.
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