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You must be thinking of last years GRC team. GRC returns only 7% of last years team scoring. Charlie Roger is the only returning player that scored in the State tourney last year , with 1 point. Bopper Stenzel is the only returning starter. He only scored 87 points last year as his role was to feed the big guys. This year he is GRC's leading scorer averaging around 18 a game. You have Howard that wasn't even on the team and playing at the Y. Lack of varsity experience was what GRC was facing coming into this years season. Why they were not ranked or considered to be a regional contender pre-season. They lost 8 seniors from last years team.

I'm thinking of this years team and all of the above is true, but some of these guys sat back and watched these guys last year, which is almost as valuable as playing in it because you get to learn the mental parts of playing in the tournament, your coaches are fresh in where they had success and where they failed the last year.

And to top it off, Trinity's players haven't played in the Sweet 16 yet, so GRC will have a clear advantage in experience, that's only if both teams get to round 2