Will suspended Wagner men's hoop's star play vs. Monmouth Thursday?
from NEC web site.. and Staten Island Advance
Seahawks find Vinson under tree
Christmas finds dismissed Vinson back at practice, awaiting clearance to play
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
By CORMAC GORDON
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
Wagner College doesn't play a game for another eight days, but this evening might deliver one of the highlight moments of the season.
When the 4-8 Seahawks take the Spiro Center floor for their first post-Christmas practice, senior center Durell Vinson will join his teammates for the first time since being dismissed from school in September for violations of the student code of conduct.
Though school administrators have consistently cited student privacy rules in declining comment on the specifics of Vinson's troubles, sources have told the Advance in the past that the product of St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J., had a volatile relationship with a female student at the school.
The same sources said that since his September dismissal, Vinson has completed two college courses at a school near his home, and also attended anger-management counseling sessions as part of the criteria for reinstatement.
That done, the 6-foot-7 preseason all-Northeast Conference selection is now registered for classes for the spring semester.
And he's allowed to practice.
But he is still not officially eligible to play in games.
"We're waiting for an NCAA waiver," coach Mike Deane said while watching film in preparation for his team's Jan. 4 game at Monmouth.
Deane, whose team lost its last game, an overtime 92-86 heartbreaker at Indiana State on Dec. 21, is hoping Vinson will become eligible within the next few days.
"We want things work out for Durell and for us," he said. "There's no doubt we're a better team with him, and we think it's important for him to have the opportunity to play and to graduate."
Last season, the Vineland, N.J., resident averaged 15.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and was named a Northeast Conference second-team selection. The Wagner center ranked among the Top 10 in the league in points, rebounds, blocked shots and field-goal percentage.
Seahawks find Vinson under tree
Christmas finds dismissed Vinson back at practice, awaiting clearance to play
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
By CORMAC GORDON
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE
Wagner College doesn't play a game for another eight days, but this evening might deliver one of the highlight moments of the season.
When the 4-8 Seahawks take the Spiro Center floor for their first post-Christmas practice, senior center Durell Vinson will join his teammates for the first time since being dismissed from school in September for violations of the student code of conduct.
Though school administrators have consistently cited student privacy rules in declining comment on the specifics of Vinson's troubles, sources have told the Advance in the past that the product of St. Augustine Prep in Richland, N.J., had a volatile relationship with a female student at the school.
The same sources said that since his September dismissal, Vinson has completed two college courses at a school near his home, and also attended anger-management counseling sessions as part of the criteria for reinstatement.
That done, the 6-foot-7 preseason all-Northeast Conference selection is now registered for classes for the spring semester.
And he's allowed to practice.
But he is still not officially eligible to play in games.
"We're waiting for an NCAA waiver," coach Mike Deane said while watching film in preparation for his team's Jan. 4 game at Monmouth.
Deane, whose team lost its last game, an overtime 92-86 heartbreaker at Indiana State on Dec. 21, is hoping Vinson will become eligible within the next few days.
"We want things work out for Durell and for us," he said. "There's no doubt we're a better team with him, and we think it's important for him to have the opportunity to play and to graduate."
Last season, the Vineland, N.J., resident averaged 15.2 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and was named a Northeast Conference second-team selection. The Wagner center ranked among the Top 10 in the league in points, rebounds, blocked shots and field-goal percentage.
posted by Tony Graham at 10:40 PM
2 Comments:
Nice try..you really didn't think I was going to run that did you???
No, my bad.
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