Notables

Four starters return, and a D3hoops.com All-American guard is among them. The three graduated seniors combined for 18 starts. Twelve of 15 letterwinners are back, and frankly, the rest of the conference lost a lot of talent.

That's a recipe that could spur Carthage back into the spotlight. And with Bosko Djurickovic at the helm and Steve Djurickovic at the point guard position, averaging 27.6 points and 6.4 assists per game, the Red Men could well get to the next level after going 15-10, 7-7 in the CCIW last season.

Check out the Carthage men's season preview, which is one of more than 60 season previews posted on D3hoops.com by schools in preparation for the Nov. 15 tipoff of the 2009-10 season.

Where does your team fall in its conference preseason poll? We've got a bunch of preseason polls in our Press Releases section. Also keep an eye out for our preseason All-American teams, and check out the preseason D3hoops.com Top 25. Plus, check out team pages by region for links to each Division III team's schedule, or plan your schedule using our day-by-day schedule of Division III basketball games.