Indeed, even with his program the victors of six back to back Atlantic Sun Conference standard season titles, FGCU ladies' b-ball mentor Karl Smesko thought of it as not a slight, but instead something much the same as regard, that his graduation-exhausted squad was voted second in the preseason mentors' survey.
"It was astonishing to be picked second when you just make them return starter and you lose as a great part of the scoring, bouncing back, helps, pieces (and) takes that we lost," Smesko said. "I think it was a significant compliment that the mentors picked us second."
The flights of six seniors from the turn, including four starters, didn't obviously prevent Smesko from picking his group for first. He was one of two mentors to pick FGCU first in the eight-group association.
FGCU likewise got three second-put votes and three third-put votes to sit behind guarding ASUN competition champion Jacksonville in the late survey.
The ASUN does not disclose individual mentors' votes but rather releases add up to votes in every place.
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"I picked us first," Smesko said, "in light of the fact that that is what we're here to do. It may not be discerning knowing the amount we've lost and how much some of these groups having returning. Yet, I'm of the possibility that we're going to enhance to a level that we can do it. We'll check whether it happens."
Jacksonville, which beat best seeded FGCU 56-54 in the ASUN last season in Alico Arena to keep FGCU from showing up in five years qualified, got five of eight in front of the pack votes while putting three players on the 10-man preseason all-meeting squad.
Long-lasting opponent Stetson, which put two players on the preseason squad, got one ahead of everyone else vote, three seconds and four thirds to sit simply behind FGCU at No. 3 in the preseason survey.
Fifth-year junior Taylor Gradinjan was FGCU's solitary preseason all-gathering determination.
FGCU got 14 of 30 in front of the rest of the competition votes in the media survey to edge Jacksonville for the top spot.
"It was astonishing to be picked second when you just make them return starter and you lose as a great part of the scoring, bouncing back, helps, pieces (and) takes that we lost," Smesko said. "I think it was a significant compliment that the mentors picked us second."
The flights of six seniors from the turn, including four starters, didn't obviously prevent Smesko from picking his group for first. He was one of two mentors to pick FGCU first in the eight-group association.
FGCU likewise got three second-put votes and three third-put votes to sit behind guarding ASUN competition champion Jacksonville in the late survey.
The ASUN does not disclose individual mentors' votes but rather releases add up to votes in every place.
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"I picked us first," Smesko said, "in light of the fact that that is what we're here to do. It may not be discerning knowing the amount we've lost and how much some of these groups having returning. Yet, I'm of the possibility that we're going to enhance to a level that we can do it. We'll check whether it happens."
Jacksonville, which beat best seeded FGCU 56-54 in the ASUN last season in Alico Arena to keep FGCU from showing up in five years qualified, got five of eight in front of the pack votes while putting three players on the 10-man preseason all-meeting squad.
Long-lasting opponent Stetson, which put two players on the preseason squad, got one ahead of everyone else vote, three seconds and four thirds to sit simply behind FGCU at No. 3 in the preseason survey.
Fifth-year junior Taylor Gradinjan was FGCU's solitary preseason all-gathering determination.
FGCU got 14 of 30 in front of the rest of the competition votes in the media survey to edge Jacksonville for the top spot.
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