Senior Dustin Mitchell balances more than just playing collegiate basketball and going to school. The 6-foot-9 center has been a full-time father since his freshman year.

More than 70 percent of its scoring is gone. All five of its starters from last year’s NCAA second round tournament game against eventual national champion, Washington University, are gone. And the team no longer has the luxury of letting Myles McKay, now playing in the Czech Republic and Matt Goodwin, a former All-American, run the offense like they did the last two years. A problem?