Southern Miss point guard Jeremy Wise, a junior, announced his intention to declare for June’s NBA Draft, but said he will not sign an agent. Wise reportedly committed to GW upon leaving high school, but had his offer rescinded amid the investigation into GW head coach Karl Hobbs’ recruitment of players with substandard academic backgrounds.
Wise averaged 16.7 points per game last year for the Golden Eagles.
Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas collapsed in the press box of Nationals Stadium Monday afternoon and was transported to GW Hospital, where he died of unknown causes, according to reports in the Philadelphia Daily News and The Washington Post. Kalas was 73.
A study conducted by the National College Players Association released today says the average collegiate athlete on a “full” scholarship still has $2,763 dollars in annual expenses. The study says that GW athletes pay about $1,350 a year, the 27th lowest of 336 colleges studied.
You can find the full study here: NCPA Study on Scholarships
Freshman Matt Allbritton, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Texas, has announced his intentions to transfer, Director of Sports Information Brad Bower said in a press release Thursday.
“Matt wanted to attend a school that was closer to home,” head coach Karl Hobbs said in the press release. “We wish him the very best in his future.”
Allbritton appeared in nine games last season, averaging 0.8 points, 0.1 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 3.6 minutes per game. He is the fifth player in the last year to leave the team before the end of his senior year (sophomore Xavier Alexander transferred out this season, while Miles Beatty, Maureece Rice and Cheyenne Moore were all dismissed last season.)
Allbritton’s departure opens up a another scholarship for next season and lends more credence to the rumors that Hobbs is actively recruiting a sixth freshman.
This post was written by Hatchet staff writer Louis Nelson
After a disappointing end to the regular season and the Atlantic 10 conference tournament, the GW women’s basketball team left an arena disappointed once again Thursday, this time falling 97-94 in double overtime to Florida Gulf Coast University in the first round of the postseason Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
GW managed to force the first overtime after trailing by four with 11 seconds to play. Following a pair of Eagle free throws, senior Yolanda Lavender drove the length of the court for a lay up to bring the Colonials to within two with 3.3 seconds to play. GW got the ball back on an end line violation by FGCU, and senior Antelia Parrish made the Eagles pay, tying the game as time expired to force the first extra period.
Lavender again came through for GW at the end of the first overtime. With her team down two with nine seconds to play, Lavender went coast-to-coast for a lay up, tying the game at 84 to send it into a second overtime.
The second overtime proved to be too much for the Colonials. Lavender again tried to keep her team in it, bringing GW twithin one on a three-pointer with three seconds to play. GW fouled on the Eagles’s inbound pass, and FCGU converted the ensuing free throws, finally putting an end to GW’s season.
The Colonials were led by Lavender, who rebounded from her poor performance against Rhode Island in the A-10 tournament by scoring 27 points while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out eight assists. Jessica Adair also played well in her final performance in a GW uniform, contributing 20 points in only 21 minutes. Redshirt sophomore Ivy Abiona scored a career high 14 and freshman Tara Booker had 12 to round out the Colonial players in double figures.
Even with four players in double figures, GW’s foul troubles kept the Eagles in the game. By the final buzzer, the Colonials had lost Booker, Parrish, Tiana Myers, and Jazmine Adair to fouls. Three other Colonials finished with four fouls. FGCU shot just under 60 percent from the line, making 24 of their 41 attempts.
The was the 10th straight year GW played in the postseason, and the 18th time in the past 19 seasons.
The GW women’s basketball team was offered a bid to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, in a move some likely consider surprising. After losing in the first round of the Atlantic 10 tournament to lowly Rhode Island, many did not expect the Colonials to receive one of the 17 at-large bids to the 48-team tournament.
GW (17-13, 9-5 A-10) will start with a March 19 matchup with Florida Gulf Coast University, the regular season champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference, in Fort Myers, Fla. If the Colonials win, they will face the University of South Florida March 21 in Tampa, Fla.
The bid marks GW’s third trip to the WNIT and 18th postseason appearance in the past 19 seasons. Obviously, this will be first-year head coach Mike Bozeman’s first postseason appearance as head coach.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check out our photo feature of Bozeman’s first year on the job.
Robert Chernak, senior vice president for Student and Academic Support Services, who in January told The Hatchet that changes would be made to the men’s basketball program if the team did not make the Atlantic 10 tournament, emailed me recently to respond to questions I had about his comments in light of the team’s failures.
“‘Serious changes’ do not imply necessarily that the head coach is the sole object of review. The University holds steadfast in its commitment to effect positive change in its men’s basketball program. Two consecutive years of non qualification for the Atlantic Ten tournament is not a satisfactory status quo While I understand there is emerging sentiment among the GW community and our fan base for a change in leadership in our men’s basketball program, the University intends to honor its contractual commitment with Coach Hobbs. We believe this course will result in the best opportunity for improvement.”
He added that the decision to retain Hobbs, which was first made public by director of athletics Jack Kvancz, was a “University decision.”
Head men’s basketball coach Karl Hobbs will be the team’s coach next year, GW’s director of athletics told The Hatchet Tuesday.
“Karl Hobbs will be the coach next year. He understands what is expected — his expectations might even be higher than mine,” Jack Kvancz said.
In the past few weeks, there had been a growing sentiment among vocal fans that Hobbs – whose contract runs through 2012 – should be dismissed. Kvancz acknowledged the unhappiness and said he too was disappointed with how the season transpired, though he did not know exactly what went wrong.
In January, senior vice president for Student and Academic Support Services Robert Chernak, said that if the team did not make the Atlantic 10 tournament, the University would have to look at “making some changes.” Kvancz hinted at making some changes, but would not go into specifics.
Look for more on this in Thursday’s issue. [Edit: here.]
With St. Bonventure’s 74-68 win over Charlotte tonight in New York, the GW’s men’s basketball team will not quality for the Atlantic 10 conference tournament for the second straight year. The Colonials will finish 13th out of 14 teams in the conference.
Hadn’t mentioned this before: junior men’s basketball forward Damian Hollis currently leads the Atlantic 10 conference in free throw shooting percentage, shooting 84.4 percent from the line for the year.
The Hatchet's sports desk is often a hectic place. But we try hard to keep you up to date on all things GW sports.
GW’s athletic programs have once again earned high NCAA marks, with 13 of 19 teams earning perfect Graduation Success Rate Report scores, up two from a year ago.
As Coppin State closed what had been a nine-point gap against the GW women’s basketball team in the second half of Thursday’s game, there was one and only one collective memory GW head coach Mike Bozeman could cite as a rallying point for his young team: Tuesday’s season-opening win at North Texas.
8:56 p.m. Booker intercepts the inbound pass and that’s all, folks. The Colonials hang on to win 68-64 to move to 2-0 on the season. Check back at www.gwhatchet.com later for more.
For the GW sailing team, sport is as much fun as it is form.
Head coach Mike Bozeman's young GW women's basketball team had held the lead for only 57 seconds all game in Tuesday's match-up at North Texas before 5-foot-3 freshman guard Danni Jackson hit two free throws to give the team a one-point lead with 1:25 to play.
BOSTON - Senior Damian Hollis began last season slowly, a fact that head coach Karl Hobbs said last week put the team "behind the eight ball" and in an early hole from which it was difficult to escape once Hollis got on track later in the season.
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