21.   Jones, a junior guard and team captain, said nobody in the media expected the Matadors to compete with Colorado State, let alone pull off an upset.

22.   Junior guard Elias Ayuso continues to slump, scoring only three points against UCLA.

23.   Junior guard Tezale Archie is the only player not recruited by Romar or his staff.

24.   Junior right guard Paul Sauter is the only player practicing who has any experience.

25.   Junior shooting guard Jason Floyd has disappeared in big games, scoring two points against Kentucky, six against Hofstra and four against Duke.

26.   Junior guard Deon Luton says he spent a good part of his offseason doing dribbling drills.

27.   J.R. Raymond, a junior guard, exemplifies the transformation Mount Zion wants to make in lives.

28.   Junior guard Elias Ayuso continues to be in a funk.

29.   Just as critical was the play of junior guard Miles Simon.

30.   Kent Williams, a junior guard, told of how his stock rose in a barber shop near campus as the season wore on.