After last year's ninth-place finish in the second division of the TranSouth Conference, the Scots are looking to experience as a key to a 180-degree turn of fortune.

The Scots will return four of five starters (three of which are seniors), including its top two scorers -- senior guard Jonathan Donaldson (15.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg) and senior forward Levi Taylor (13.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg). Donaldson was an NAIA Honorable Mention All-American as a sophomore and has led the Scots in scoring for the past two seasons.

Lyon also returns junior forward Preston Butts and senior point guard Trey Salley to the starting lineup. Salley averaged 7.9 ppg and 2.6 apg in '07-'08 while Butts tallied 9.2 ppg and 4.5 rpg.

North Pulaski High School (Little Rock, Ark.) guard Quinn Cooper, an Arkansas High School All-State selection, is the team's top newcomer.