You have to be  concerned about the news that two players have decided to leave the program in early December. The decisions by Jordan Coleman and Anthony Salter to transfer is not a good sign, regardless of the reasons. Lack of playing time is the stated reason in both cases, but heck, the team has only played 7 games. You have to ask yourself why were these guys brought in in the first place? Were they promised something that didnt happen ( like playing time/). Did they come with baggage that should have caused the staff not to recruit them even as they moved quickly to fill out the team. Is it homesickness?  Whatever it is, you hate to see recruits give up on the program so soon.

In Salter's case, here is a guy that came out of Junior College as the top JUCO point gurad and number 3 prospect overall by Rivals. Could they have been so wrong? And in Coleman's case, as a true freshman, he could not have expected much more playing time with Hiram and Bobby Miles ahead of him. Its not like either of these guys have NBA potential and were expected to play one year and then turn pro.

So what a few weeks ago looked like a 12 man squad with everybody getting some minutes, is, with the injury to Amis and these defections, a 9 man squad with little depth in the backcourt. I dont know the reasons why these guys are gone, but its very unusual to lose two first year players after 7 games.

On the bright side, the Bows have announced that Jeremiah Ostrowski, a former all state basketball player at Punahou, will join the team and add some depth to the backcourt for the WAC season. Since his football career has not exactly taken off, maybe the basketball court is where he belongs