maybe University of Detroit Mercy, his hometown.
IU is fallen on hard times, word to Britney Spears, but it can't be THAT bad where you transfer OUT of D1, especially when Crawford waskillin' a bit last year.
Crean is gettin' paid millions to coach the IU intramural allstars
IU is fallen on hard times, word to Britney Spears, but it can't be THAT bad where you transfer OUT of D1
The first Big Storyline out of the Rumble in the Bronx is this: Lance Stephenson's father hasadded St. John's to his son's list of potential colleges.
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[h2]Opinion by Greg Hansen : Cat's NBA chase seems imminent[/h2]
Budinger's decision to go pro could come today, and he might land close to Tucson
Opinion by Greg Hansen
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 06.15.2008
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Sometime today or Monday, Chase Budinger almost certainly will announce that he will remain in the NBA draft and the Arizona Wildcats will be left with a small forward rotation of Zane Johnson and Jamelle Horne.
Not exactly Richard Jefferson and Luke Walton.
While we're doing some forecasting, here's another: The Phoenix Suns will select Budinger with the No. 15 pick in the draft. They will be drawn to him because he is a person of good character and good size with one tempting skill - perimeter shooting - who has not tapped his vast potential.
Budinger will automatically receive $1.62 million for his rookie season in the 15th slot. He will be a happy dude.
The debate that rages within the Suns office, as with all other NBA clubs, is whether Budinger will be the next Brent Barry, selected No. 15 overall out of Oregon State in 1995, or the next Shareef Abdur-Rahim, chosen No. 3 overall out of Cal in 1996.
Budinger is apt to have a career much closer to that of Barry, a designated shooter who cannot create his own shot and doesn't have enough lateral quickness to be a defensive stopper. Barry has earned $49.4 million in his NBA career, playing for five clubs. He was a starter for four of his 13 pro seasons.
Abdur-Rahim, who did have that all-important first step, allowing him to get to the bucket and create shots, has earned $94.6 million in his 12 NBA seasons.
If Budinger returns to the UA for another season, he would not be any quicker. Those brutal beach workouts he endured so diligently last summer did not make him more aggressive or a better rebounder. He is what he is.
Gone.
[h1]Sought-after U of M recruit here for visit[/h1] [h2]Memphis final stop for Nigeria native Negedu[/h2]
By Dan Wolken (Contact)
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Friday, June 13, 2008
Emmanuel Negedu is the only top-50 player in the class of 2008 who does not know where he'll play college basketball next season.
The University of Memphis hopes to make that decision a bit easier for him this weekend.
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The Tigers are hoping Emmanuel Negedu will follow assistant coach Josh Pastner from Arizona to Memphis. The native of Nigeria is the only top-50 recruit unsigned for next season.
Negedu, a 6-6 power forward and native of Nigeria, arrived on Thursday for his final college visit after stops at Indiana, Georgia Tech and Tennessee. He said he was looking forward to seeing how Memphis stacks up against his other options.
"It's going pretty good; I get to see every school I want to go to," Negedu told reporters at Memphis International Airport. "I'm going through the process to know where I want to make my decision, to look for what I want, what I don't want, to check it out. It's going pretty good for me."
Last fall, Negedu signed with Arizona, in large part due to the efforts of assistant coach Josh Pastner. After numerous staff changes at Arizona, including Pastner's departure to Memphis, Negedu asked to be released from his letter of intent.
Arizona granted that release last month, and Memphis immediately jumped into his recruitment.
"(Arizona) is a great school, but everything changed and Josh came here," Negedu said. "We had a good relationship and everything. I'm just taking a chance, take my visit and see how it goes. After that, I'll make my decision where I want to go."
Memphis certainly could use a player like Negedu next season. With the loss of leading rebounder Joey Dorsey, physical presence in the frontcourt is the Tigers' biggest question mark next season. Negedu is a self-described banger who said he wants to play in a fast-paced system.
"I love going up and down the court," he said. "I just want to run and play hard and bring a lot of energy to the game."
Negedu, who has never been to Memphis before Thursday, said he has played at various events and camps with incoming freshmen Angel Garcia, Matt Simpkins and Tyreke Evans. Other than that, he said he doesn't know much about the Tigers' program.
"I'm just down here to see what they've got," Negedu said. "I've got my own questions to ask them. I'll go through the process, see if I like the environment, the school, academically, everything, to see how that goes."
Negedu, who played at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire the last four years, said he'll likely make a decision next week. He said playing for a contending team would be a factor in his decision.
"Memphis had a great season last year; right now, they've got to come hard every night to play because everybody comes at them," Negedu said. "Every game against Memphis is a championship game for every team. So coming down here, I know this team is a great team...I want to be on a team that wants to win because I want to win. Everybody wants to win."
