The Rollins College Tars coming off a NCAA South regional birth and a second place finish in the Sunshine State conference a year ago, will open the 2013-14 season when they take on Washburn College at the Dolittle center in Las Vegas,Nevada at 4 PM Eastern on Friday.
Three starters have departed from the Tars team of a year ago. Last year's leading scorer and current graduate assistant Kyle McClanahan is still with the program. Also departed from last year's tournament squad are Dave Diakite and Brett Chance.
Coach Tom Klussman will return for his 34th season as the head coach of the Tars, Kyle Frakes and Brad Ash also return to the Tars bench. Ash is in his 13th season, Frakes his 22nd. Also joining the Tars coaching staff this year will be former team manager Austin David.
Mitch Woods and Adam Allen will be the leaders of this year's bunch. Allen scored 9.6 points a game last season, while Woods posted 8.8 a night. Jeff Dirkin returns after starting all 30 games a season ago and will most likely see his minutes increase. With Chris Uhle and Lukas Winegarner also returning Rollins will have one of it's tallest front courts in recent memory. Scott Schuette and Trip McFall are also back and will be counted upon as long-distance shooting threats all season long.
Alex Blessig will be brought into the program after transferring from Florida Gulf Coast. Blessig will bring some post season experience after playing on the Eagles sweet sixteen team of a year ago.
The Tars opponent on Friday afternoon will be the Icabods of Washburn,who hail from Topeka,Kansas. They were 19-8 a season ago. Washburn will be led by Jeff Reed who sat out a season ago due to injury, Kyle Wiggins and Leon Flowers. Like the Tars the Icabods have a host of DI transfers. Chris Deanes comes from Jackson State, Korey Fisher (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M), Chris Davis (North Iowa) and Stephon Drane (Western Kentucky) will look to bolster the Icabods squad of a season ago. The Icabods have played one exhibition game and fell 104-76 to Oklahoma.
The line: Washburn by 7
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