As the clock was just about to strike 9 p.m. PST on May 1, the deadline for all players to enter the portal, the Bulldogs social media team posted a picture of the team with the caption “We back.”, including four of five starters, from last season’s Sweet 16 team. Steele Venters, who missed all of last season with a torn ACL, was also pictured., Ryan Nembhard or Nolan Hickman.
Even so, based on the talented and experienced group of returners, the Bulldogs are in good shape heading into the fall. Last season, only two teams returned at least 80% of their minutes from the year prior. Ten years ago, 10 teams boasted that return rate. Next season a projected seven teams are expected to have at least 80% of their roster back, though of those the Bulldogs are the only team that made the NCAA Tournament in 2024.
However, all of those previous champions had one thing in common — they all returned the same starting point guard from the season prior. In fact, seven of the past 10 national champions had the same point guard in the starting lineup from the season before. Two of those three exceptions won with a first-year point guard before winning another championship later on with that same guard in the starting lineup .
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