Division III men's basketball fans would be hard-pressed not to name at least one Amherst starter. That's because senior guard Andrew Olson has been in the lineup throughout the Lord Jeffs' recent run of trips to Salem.

But now, in Amherst's third consecutive trip to the semifinals, the winningest class in school history -- last year's -- is gone. And Olson's classmates, who have waited on the bench or in more limited roles, are joining him in the spotlight. What's it like for Kevin Hopkins, Brandon Jones and Fletcher Walters, now that they're finally getting their turn at tipoff?

&&g-boxr&&Find out in a Road to Salem feature by Evans Clinchy.

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