Finn’s Run as a Musketeer Ends: Xavier coach Sean Miller has dismissed senior guard Dedrick Finn for violating team rules. Miller did not name the specific incident, but he said Finn violated a cornerstone policy. As a graduating senior, the dismissal means Finn has likely played his last college basketball game. He averages 7.5 points, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
Finn’s dismissal likely flushes an already fading Xavier season. The Musketeers appeared set to be the second Atlantic 10 team to make the NCAA Tournament — in addition to dominant George Washington — about two months ago. But with an injury to senior forward Brian Thornton, the team’s leading scorer, and a rash of recent losses, the Musketeers are NIT-bound at best. [2/23/06]
