"By telling my teammates to make shots, that's how," Clemente said. "Seriously, guys will say to me, 'We've got to hit our shots and get you open.' But I'm confident they'll be able to do that."

The Crimson will be very thin behind Clemente and Coleman. Their backups are freshmen Onnie Mayshak and Sam Winter, plus Parker in small-ball situations.

"Sam Winter is a skilled big man like Dan or Chris Grancio ['97]," Sullivan said. "He has shooting and passing skills. He can be a skilled four-man, which is a role we've had some luck with in the last few years. He has to develop into a better defender, he has to learn how to guard in the low post."

That learning curve will be a theme--none of the returning frontcourt players defend as well as Fisher or block shots as well as Ewing, so establishing a presence in the lane will be critical.

Forward Chris Lewis, who missed the last eight games of last season for academic reasons, cannot play until mid-February, and Sullivan said he would not use his year of eligibility and would sit the season out.

That leaves Winter, Parker and Mayshak--who is still making the transition to higher-level ball.

"Onnie Mayshak has what we call a big-time body," Sullivan said. "He's wide and thick and he can run. His experience is not as extensive since he played in Canada, so he has the added challenge of trying to understand a new team and a new level of intensity."