Going pro
Stephen Curry, Davidson's best basketball player since Alan Duncan, announced today he's giving up his senior year of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.
Meanwhile, Carolina juniors Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington have scheduled a press conference this afternoon to disclose their decisions. Chances of their returning to the Tar Heels after already winning a national championship are considered slim (Ellington) and none (Lawson).
Meanwhile, another UNC underclassman made a similar declaration this morning, although this news was ignored by the media other than this blog.
Hector Lowder, a sophomore member of Students for a Radical Society, said he will leave school to begin his career as a professional demonstrator.
"I want to thank my SRS teammates, my faculty advisers and everyone who's helped turn me from a shy teenager into a rude and radical protester," Lowder said in a statement on the group's Web site. "It was a difficult decision for me to give up my sociology studies, but I feel I'm going out on top after last week's victory over racist hate-monger Tom Tancredo.
"Now it's time for me to step up to greater challenges on the professional protest circuit. The struggle against oppression, racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, capitalism, animal exploitation, religious extremism and environmental degradation requires a total commitment. I feel I'm entering my prime protest years and I'm ready to shout down anyone and everyone who holds views I despise."
Lowder added that his next step is free-agent tryouts for a consortium of national and international protest groups.
When asked to comment, Chancellor Holden Thorp said, "We're really going to miss Ty and Wayne, but I'm confident we'll have another strong basketball team next year."
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Stephen Curry, Davidson's best basketball player since Alan Duncan, announced today he's giving up his senior year of eligibility to enter the NBA draft.* Doug
It appears that you have forgot about Terry?
Michael Terrence "Terry" Holland (born April 2, 1942 in Clinton, North Carolina) is the Athletics Director[3] and Executive Assistant[4] to Chancellor Steve Ballard at East Carolina University. Holland went to Davidson College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1964. While at Davidson, Holland lettered in basketball for three years. His coach at Davidson was the legendary coach Charles "Lefty" Driesell. During his senior season in 1963-64, Holland served as captain of the first nationally-ranked basketball team (10th AP poll) in Wildcat history and topped the nation in field goal percentage (63.1). After graduating in '64 he stayed at Davidson to become an assistant basketball coach. Holland's 1966-1967 freshmen team went 16-0. Five years later, in 1969, he was promoted to head coach for the Wildcats. Showing his distinction as a coach, Holland was selected as the Southern Conference Coach-of-the-Year three times
Posted on April 23, 2009 12:32 PM
I could never forget a man who kicks dogs named Dean.
Posted on April 23, 2009 2:48 PM
I could never forget a man who kicks dogs named Dean.* Doug
I agree! That might explain a recent meeting I had with him at a Sports Banquet. He appear to be one leg short and limping away from the Virgina State line.
Posted on April 24, 2009 1:23 PM