The return of five players from an eight-man rotation that helped LSU win an SEC title and reach a Sweet 16 is plenty of cause for optimism heading into the third season of Will Wade’s tenure in Baton Rouge.
The quick adaptation of three newcomers this summer is still a welcome sight.
Freshmen James Bishop and Trendon Watford join junior Charles Manning Jr. as the newest faces in Wade’s locker room, and all are adapting quickly to the next level.
“I’ve been very pleased with our young guys,” Wade said Thursday on the SEC Coaches Teleconference.