The Morning Dish – Thursday, August 21st Baylor Waiver: The NCAA has granted Baylor’s request to allow its players to transfer away from the beleagered school, without sitting out the mandatory one year. The request, which was made by Baylor president Robert Sloan on August 8th, frees any additional players […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, August 20th Baylor Gate: Baylor’s in-house investigation panel yesterday listened to the tapes of ousted head coach Dave Bliss plotting to re-direct accusations of NCAA violations on the recently deceased Patrick Dennehy. The panel made copies available to local authorities to determine if any laws […]
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The Morning Dish – Tuesday, August 19th Dotson Update: Carlton Dotson, the former Baylor basketball player accused of murdering teammate Patrick Dennehy, spent the past weekend under a suicide watch in his Maryland jail cell. Dotson, who is awaiting an extradition trial to Texas, was found nude in his cell […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, August 18th Stunned Reaction: Reaction to the underhanded scheme to save his job and avoid NCAA penalties has the nation pretty angry against Dave Bliss, former head coach at Baylor. The plan was to tell investigators that slain basketball player Patrick Dennehy paid for his […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, August 14th Mizzou Issues: The ex-girlfriend of former Missouri guard Ricky Clemons has stated that tutors at Missouri did a fair portion of Clemons’ schoolwork. Jessica Bunge, who was interviewed by the NCAA regarding allegations against the Missouri program, told the Kansas City Star that […]
Mountain West Summer Update
Mountain West Notebook – Summer 2003 by Bob Thurman College basketball may not be the first thing that comes to mind during summer, but that does not mean there is nothing happening. With the spring signing period, the NBA Draft, and finalizing rosters for the upcoming season, there is plenty […]
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The Morning Dish – Wednesday, August 13th Maybin Paralyzed: Former Louisville guard Marques Maybin remains paralyzed in serious condition after surgery following a motorcycle accident last week. Maybin had surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center Monday to fuse vertibrae to prevent further paralysis, according to Maybin’s father Michael Maybin. Due […]
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The Morning Dish – Monday, August 11th Catamount Out: Vermont center Matt Sheftic tore a anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a summer league game last week, and is expected to miss the entire 2003-04 season. Sheftic, a fifth-year senior, averaged 11 points and 6.3 boards last season, […]
Big Ten 2002-03 Season Recap
Big Ten 2002-03 Season Recap by Alan Rubenstein Youth defined the 2002-03 Big Ten season. Alando Tucker contributed 12.0 PPG and 5.9 RPG as he helped lead Wisconsin to its fist outright Big Ten title since 1947. Dee Brown, Deron Williams and James Augustine were key players from the season’s […]
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The Morning Dish – Thursday, July 24th More Baylor News: On the heels of Carlton Dotson’s arrest for the murder of teammate Patrick Dennehy, new reports have Baylor assistant coaches arranging to pay for Dennehy’s schooling last season. Patrick Dennehy, Sr., is claiming that the Baylor coaching staff paid for […]
