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ATHENS, Ga. -- Mark Fox and his players understand another NIT berth wont be enough for this Georgia team.Fox has built a winning program with three straight 20-win seasons and three straight winning records in Southeastern Conference games. But his only NCAA Tournament appearances with Georgia came in 2011 and 2015. He has sufficient talent and depth on his roster to add a 2017 NCAA berth to that list.No one rises to low expectations, Fox said. I think you should expect yourself to be successful. ... We really dont spend a lot of time on outside opinions, but I think internally these kids expect to have a solid team. Thats a good attitude to have in your locker room.Asked about Fox after a 20-14 finish and second-round NIT loss last season, athletic director Greg McGarity said he remained confident the program was on the rise under the coach. Otherwise there would be a different story line, McGarity said.Georgia was picked fourth in the SEC this month by a media panel, and senior guard J.J. Frazier made the preseason All-SEC team. Frazier is the SECs leading returning scorer, at 16.9 points per game. Forward Yante Maten averaged 16.5 points. Matens 8.0 rebounds per game rank second among the leagues returning players.Thats a nice foundation for a team which must replace longtime starters Charles Mann and Kenny Gaines.Fraziers leadership adds strength to that foundation.We probably have the best leadership weve had since Ive been at Georgia, Fox said. J.J. Frazier is a natural leader. I think hes now experienced enough to know exactly what we want to do. Usually what he says is what they need to hear. He really cares about winning and playing the game the right way.---Some other things to know about Georgias 2016-17 season:RUST REMOVED: After missing last season which recovering from an Achilles tendon injury, guard Juwan Parker used Georgias preseason summer tour of Spain to regain his game form. He was able to knock some rust off, Fox said. Parker earned a starting job two years ago before the injury, and could be the favorite to start on the wing this season.LANDERS KEYS: Forwards Derek Ogbeide (6-8, 245) and Mike Edwards (6-9, 225) showed potential but lacked consistency as freshmen last season. Ogbeide, a strong rebounder, ended the season as a starter. Fox said former Georgia womens coach Andy Landers says the sophomores are his possible keys to the season. Fox said his good friend Landers has attended a couple practices and even joined the trip to Spain. Andy keeps saying if those guys who were freshmen last year take a step forward, you guys have a chance to have a very good team, Fox said. I think theres a lot of truth to that.MORE THAN A SHOOTER: Frazier is best known as a 3-point shooter, a skill which overshadows his all-around play. He ranked among the SECs top 10 leaders in eight categories last season, the most of any player, including assists, steals and free throws. Listed at 5-10, 155 pounds, Frazier was third on the team with 4.6 rebounds per game.NOT FORGOTTEN: Georgia returns eight of its top 10 scorers from last season, but the missing two were important. Gaines and Mann combined to average 24.1 points last season. I think we lost a lot more than people realize, Fox said.BARCELONA BULLDOGS: Georgia was 3-0 on its Spain trip. 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Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.Memphis Grizzlies small forward Chandler Parsons said he will return from injury Wednesday night in the road game against the Detroit Pistons.Parsons, who has been out since Nov. 18 due to a bone bruise in his left knee, received medical clearance after being re-evaluated Wednesday morning. He went through an intense pregame workout Tuesday night, focusing on shooting drills that tested his conditioning and agility, to test his knee.I cant wait to get out there with my teammates, Parsons told ESPN. Theyve done a great job without me. I look forward to helping in any way that I can.Parsons has played in only six games this season after signing a four-year, $94 million maximum contract with the Grizzlies. He missed the first six games of the season after his recovery from a March surgery on his right knee, the second major operation on that knee in two years, stretched into the regular season.The Grizzlies are 18-12 despite Parsons missing so much time, as well as extended absences by several other key players, including point guard Mike Conley, whho recently returned after missing three weeks due to transverse process fractures in his lower back.dddddddddddd.Memphis coach David Fizdale said the minutes restriction that Parsons was under earlier in the season will be reset. He is likely to begin in the neighborhood of 15 minutes per game and gradually work his way up.Parsons, 28, averaged 7.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 21 minutes during his first six games with the Grizzlies. He has career averages of 14.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists.Fizdale has repeatedly said that he looks forward to utilizing Parsons versatility in a more featured role than the forward has played in his previous stints with the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. However, the Grizzlies plan to patiently increase Parsons responsibilities in the offense as he works his way into a groove.Im really excited, but Im also a realist from the standpoint of hell be rusty, too, Fizdale said. ' ' '