The Morning Dish – Monday, April 11th
Robinson to Go Pro: It is expected that Washington junior point guard Nate Robinson will declare for the NBA draft at a press conference at Bank of America Arena Monday at 2 PM. This season, Robinson led the Huskies in scoring, was named first team All-Pac Ten and helped Washington win its first ever Pac Ten Tournament title. The Huskies are also waiting for a couple other players’ NBA draft decisions. Another junior, Brandon Roy, was expected to decide this week but will probably take a little more time. Incoming freshman Martell Webster is also considering making the jump after a solid performance at the McDonald’s All-American game. Robinson is expected to be an early second round pick and will more than likely stay in the draft unlike last year when he pulled out after the pre-draft camp in Chicago.
Louisiana-Monroe Goes for Early: Louisiana-Monroe will announce the hiring of Orlando Early as head coach on Monday. For the past four years, Early has been an instrumental part of the staff at Alabama. He helped lead the Crimson Tide to four straight NCAA tournament berths and an SEC regular season title in 2002. Early replaces Mike Vining who had coached the Indians to 401 wins over the past 24 years.
