BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic University men's basketball team held its first official practice for the 2020-21 season Wednesday.
This Owls return nine players from 2019-20, including leading scorer and rebounderÂ
Jailyn Ingram. Ingram averaged 12 points and 5.4 rebounds a season ago coming off a significant knee injury.Â
Michael Forrest andÂ
Karlis Silins are also back for FAU. Last season, Forrest was third on the squad in steals (34) and assists (52). Silins led the team in blocks (15) and three-point percentage (42.5%).
Five newcomers took the court for the Owls Wednesday.
B.J. Greenlee, a sophomore who spent his freshman season at Minnesota, is the most experienced of the group. Freshmen
Nicholas Boyd,Â
Giancarlo Rosado,Â
Johnell Davis andÂ
Alijah Martin joined him.
Coach
Dusty May is entering his third year with the Owls. Over the past two years, May has orchestrated consecutive winning records, the first at FAU since 1996-97. He is the fastest coach to reach 30 wins in FAU history. AssistantsÂ
Akeem Miskdeen,
Kyle Church and Todd Abernethy round out May's staff.
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