We continue our "New Guys" series (it started last week with our All-Freshmen team for 2012-13) by spotlighting some key newcomers in the SEC for next season.

We chose eight players who, for various reasons, should make an immediate impact in their first season with their new team. These are not the best eight players signed by league schools; instead, they are guys who should receive ample opportunity to make a splash.

Each of these eight (three are four-year transfers, three are freshmen and two are junior college transfers) will play important minutes right away. We have listed them in reverse order of their expected impact.

We'll continue our "New Guys” series with a look at the key newcomers outside of the Big Six leagues on Tuesday.

8. Ole Miss G Marshall Henderson

• Particulars: 6-2/180, Jr.; 3-star transfer from South Plains College (Texas), preceded by Texas Tech, Utah and Hurst (Texas) L.D. Bell

• Buzz: The well-traveled Henderson is a good shooter, a trait the Rebels desperately need. He starred for his dad in high school, then had a productive freshman season at Utah (12.2 ppg) in 2009-10. He transferred to Texas Tech but left without playing a game after coach Pat Knight was fired. He had a big season at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas (one guess as to how the town got its name; James McMurtry wrote a song about it), averaging 19.6 points and shooting 41 percent from 3-point range and 87 percent from the line, before signing with Ole Miss. The Rebels tossed up a lot of bricks from 3-point range this past season (31.6 percent), and Henderson should help in that regard.









7. Florida G Braxton Ogbueze

• Particulars: 6-1/185, Fr.; 4-star prospect from Charlotte (N.C.) United Faith Christian Academy

• Buzz: Florida lost starting guards Bradley Beal and Erving Walker, so there will be ample minutes available for Ogbueze. While he's a combo guard, he could earn himself more minutes at point guard. The question is whether his ballhandling skills are good enough to survive at the point in the SEC. Regardless, he can put the ball in the basket which is always key in coach Billy Donovan's perimeter-oriented offense. Ogbueze is physical despite his lack of height and has an excellent mid-range game.





6. Texas A&M PG Fabyon Harris

• Particulars: 5-10/165, Jr.; 3-star prospect from College of Southern Idaho, preceded by Chicago Hyde Park Academy

• Buzz: The Aggies didn't get much from their backcourt this past season and starting point guard Dash Harris was a senior, so there will be minutes for Harris, whom most consider the best junior college point guard in the nation. Harris replaced Pierre Jackson in CSI's starting lineup, and if Harris provides A&M with the same type of impact that Jackson made with Baylor, Aggies coach Billy Kennedy will be ecstatic. Harris signed with Houston out of high school after previously committing to Northern Colorado, then SMU. But he was released from his letter of intent with Houston for personal reasons, then signed with Howard College, a junior college in Big Spring, Texas. He had off-court issues, including an arrest, and left Howard for CSI during the 2010-11 season.





5. Missouri SG Earnest Ross

• Particulars: 6-5/222, Jr.; transfer from Auburn, preceded by Cary (N.C.) Panther Creek

• Buzz: He's one of four four-year transfers expected to play key minutes for Mizzou next season. When Ross left Auburn, he transferred to a Big 12 school. Now, though, Ross will be back in the SEC and going against the same teams he saw at Auburn. That is good for Missouri, as Ross led Auburn in scoring (13.1 ppg) and rebounds (6.6 rpg) as a sophomore in 2010-11. Ross is physical and athletic, but he was a poor shooter at Auburn, hitting just 36.3 percent of his field-goal attempts and 29.9 percent of his 3-pointers in two seasons. Ross won't be asked to do quite as much with Mizzou as at Auburn, which should enable him to focus on his strengths.





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