I've have pretty decent sophomore players in the past so don't discount their worth.  4 seasons ago, with essentially the same class distribution, their coach was 17-11, RPI 107.  So the PIT isn't out of reach for you and it would help maintain your prestige.

Try to win as much as possible. If, in conference play, you feel the PIT is out of reach, start using the lineup that you'd like to use next season.

I like
PG- Vick,  Emerson
SG- Nelson, Willis
SF-  Griffin, Anderson
PF/C  McBeath and Laskowitz in some order,  backed up by Baisben.

I don't like playing freshmen at PG but you don't have a lot of options there.
I'd use slow tempo, keeping your upperclassmen fresh, and reducing your dependence on the freshmen

I agree with some of what Al said, but not all of it.

First, in the backcourt, Willis is solely a shooter; you'd get killed playing him at the point, and he can't guard anyone, either.  I'd only play him enough minutes to keep him from transferring, because Tate is (a) better and (b) younger.  That probably sounds strange, to marginalize a guy with a 90 PE, but Tate is only 18 points behind in PE and is clearly better in other areas, plus has an extra year to develop.

Vick is your best overall player in a landslide, IMO.  I'd play him at PG and give him a high distro to keep the ball in his hands as much as possible.  Offensively, he is as good as numerous low-DI guards, and he has the best PG skills on your team along with being able to shoot.  I've been successful in HD with scoring PG's before, so that would be my advice.  Emerson and Nelson are the next-best guards (very close in current skills) in your roster; Emerson has slightly better PG skills.  So my backcourt would be:

PG - Vick / Emerson
SG - Nelson / Tate, with Willis getting spot duty on occasion.

Your SF's are pretty close to one another in quality, except on the boards (where Griffin has a big edge).  So:

SF - Griffin / Anderson

Baisden is your best big man by a large margin, the other three are pretty similar in quality, with Laskowitz being the best rebounder but weakest defender.  I'd mix and match here.  If the other team has a big scoring threat in the low post, then Baisden / Alba play that position (Alba being your second-best post defender) and the other two guys playing the spot where the opponent's weaker LP scorer is.  If the other team has no credible threat down low, then start Baisden against their weaker frontcourt defender and jack up his distro if the defender is truly weak; slot in the other three however you like.

Tactics-wise, I agree with Al - run slowdown so you can keep Vick and Baisden out there as much as possible, and give them the largest shares of your distro.  I think Baisden is the only decent threat you have among your bigs, so my distro (tweak from game to game) would heavily emphasize the guards and SF's; Baisden would be the "keep them honest" threat down low, but none of the other bigs would get more than a tiny share of the distro.

Thanks davis & alblack. Good stuff.

Upon re-evaluation, I concur with davis on Baisden. I was put off by his REB rating at first, but his ATH and DEF trump it.

Thanks again. Game planned with advice given and won on the road by 18 against an evenly match team with more experience.

Yeah, it is tough for Al and me, being right all the time and everything.