"After Penn, Princeton and maybe Cornell, there's sort of a logjam that only the season will be able to separate," Sullivan said.

"It's going to be a question of who can becomegood in that group, who can have their playersrise to the occasion. We are prepared to look atourselves as part of that," he said.

Looking at his team, Sullivan has a wider arrayof weapons from which to choose than he did lastseason.

The backcourt, without a doubt, is the squad'sstrong point. The explosive 5'10" Campbell leadsthe way (see related story), averaging 11.5points, 5.9 assists and 4 rebounds per game lastseason as the team's point guard.

Junior James White, who started at off guardlast season until he suffered a nasty toe injuryhalfway through the campaign, will be a key partof the rotation. So will sophomore Mike Gilmore, aguard-forward who averaged 7.7 points last yearwhile shooting .390 from three point range.

Junior Dan Morris, who was Campbell's primarybackup last season, will provide depth, as willLeake, who started two years ago as a freshman butwho suffered through a lackluster sophomorecampaign.

Add in senior Matt McClain, who sat out most oflast season after averaging nearly 10 points pergame two years ago, junior Fred Scott and freshmanDavid Demian--"He scored loads of points in highschool out in California," noted Sullivan--and itbecomes clear that there are almost too manybodies for Sullivan to play.

The frontcourt, unfortunately, is anotherquestion. With the departure of Rullman, Llopisand power forward Eric Carter, Harvard loses acombined 34 points and 17 rebounds per game.

"We have a lot of bangers coming in, and theyhave to get with the experienced guys tocompensate for the loss of [Llopis] inside,"Campbell said.

Kevin Fricka, a junior who transferred in fromArmy, will attempt to fill the void at center.With his savvy, physical play, the 6'8" Fricka hasalready garnered the respect of his teammates andcoach.

"In Kevin, we have someone with a lot ofDivision I experience [Fricka started for a seasonat Army] who can pass the ball and create someoffense inside," Sullivan said. When Fricka comesout of the game, junior Paul Kubiak and seniorAnikar Chhabra, two still-improving players, willlikely see time.

They will be joined by a strong contingent ofpower forwards which is led by sophomore DarrenRankin, the starter during the second half of lastyear. Rankin will combine with classmate TerrenceMann and two freshmen, Kyle Snowden and ChrisGrancio, to beef up the Crimson presenceunderneath the boards.

Even when the personnel questions are answered,though, a host of other concerns greets the team.

Harvard ranked sixth in the Ivy League in fieldgoal percentage last season and dead last in freethrow percentage. That may improve. "We're a lotbetter of a shooting team, for one thing," Gilmoresaid.

As for the defense, however, the picture fromlast season gets worse. Sullivan and his troopsran a variety of man-to man and trapping zonedefenses, but Harvard still ranked last in bothdefensive field goal percentage and in scoringdefense among Ivy League teams.

"Defense is probably one of our biggestquestions right now," Gilmore said.