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Josh Howard, F, Wake Forest
The Demon Deacons are an incredibly inexperienced team, starting two freshmen and two sophomores. The youngsters' success has been an important part of the team's 9-0 start--its best since the Tim Duncan era. But 6-6 senior Josh Howard remains the key and has put Wake Forest in prime position to make noise in the ACC. He scored 31 points in the team's most impressive nonconference win, 90-80, December 4 at Wisconsin. His presence on the boards--he is averaging 7.9 rebounds--is a big reason the team is outrebounding opponents by 15.0 per game.
Howard's all-around game always has been solid--he leads the team in scoring, steals and blocks--but he has added another dimension this season by extending his shooting range. He hit just 32.9 percent of his 3-point shots last season; this season, he has improved to 44.7 percent (17 of 38).
The Deacons will get a chance to measure up to the ACC's elite right away--they open conference play at Duke on Sunday and play Maryland on Wednesday. In five games against those two schools last season, Wake Forest was 0-5, losing by an average score of 89-71.
Dee Brown, G, Illinois
The Illini lost starting guards Frank Williams and Cory Bradford from last season's squad, leaving the backcourt to a pair of freshmen, Deron Williams and Brown.
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