June 23rd, 2007 08:53pm
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Officially, our excellent beat reporter Brandon Zimmerman scooped the rest of the state when he first reported Clemson associate coach Kevin O’Sullivan was going to be hired as new Florida baseball coach.
Unofficially, Gator basketball assistant coach Larry Shyatt had the scoop before the rest of us.
Shyatt and his wife, Pam, were visiting their sons, Philip and Geoff, in Clemson, S.C., the weekend when O’Sullivan was first contacted.
“After all the Orlando Magic …
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June 21st, 2007 04:58pm
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According to the Myrtle Beach Sun, Florida assistant coach Lewis Preston is among five finalists for the head coaching job at Coastal Carolina University.
Preston was an assistant at Coastal Carolina from 1998-2000 before moving on to Notre Dame, where he spent six years as an assistant. Florida hired Preston as an assistant in May of 2006 after Anthony Grant left for a head coaching job at Virginia Commonwealth.
Preston, 36, has worked primarily with the Florida big men since arriving on …
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June 19th, 2007 09:49pm
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Had a chance to watch a promotional clip of the Joakim Noah segment on HB0’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, which first airs Wednesday night from 10-11 p.m.
Without giving too much of it away, the overriding theme compares the former Gator to his father, former French Open tennis champion Yannick Noah. Though they’ve both picked different sports to reach a level of fame, the 12-minute segment shows how they are both similar as showmen, players willing to wear their emotions …
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June 15th, 2007 09:38pm
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HBO will air a segment on June 20 about former Florida center Joakim Noah as part of its monthly sports magazine show “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel.”
The profile, done by Real Sports correspondent Andrea Kremer, will cover Noah’s upbringing in the shadow of French Open tennis champion Yannick Noah and how he was able to establish his own identity in helping lead the Gators to back-to-back championships.
Noah is projected to be taken within the top 10 picks of the NBA …
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June 15th, 2007 09:22am
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Joakim Noah is scheduled to work out Friday with the Sacramento Kings, according to the Sacramento Bee.
The Kings pick 10th overall in the upcoming NBA Draft. and would present an intriguing option for the 6-foot-11 Noah, because he would land in the more up-tempo Western Conference. But the Kings don’t have a new coach yet, so it’s unclear if they will follow the lead of the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors or play more of a grinding …
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June 11th, 2007 10:03pm
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An NBA scout who watched former Florida point guard Taurean Green at the NBA predraft camp in Orlando came away impressed with his overall game.
“He shoots and passes it,” the scout said. “He attacks big guys on the floor when they are vulnerable and has a knack for drawing fouls when he gets into the lane. It’s playground instincts and some of that probably comes from his dad (former NBA forward Sidney Green).”
The main concerns for Green come at the …
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June 8th, 2007 07:22pm
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Billy Donovan’s flip-flop decision to return to Florida after signing a contact with the Orlando Magic affected different people in different ways.
But the person who may have faced the most uncertainty and anxiety was Florida assistant coach Rob Lanier, who was hired nine days before Donovan initially left for the Magic.
Lanier explored all of his options, including a possible return to his previous job as an assistant at Virginia.
“I was intent on being patient,” Lanier said. “I certainly did explore …
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June 7th, 2007 07:47pm
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Dan Werner is no stranger to coaching instability.
As a recruit, Werner initially signed a letter of intent with North Carolina State, only to de-commit after Herb Sednek left for Arizona State.
After his freshman year, it appeared Werner would face a coaching change again when Billy Donovan signed a contract last Friday with the Orlando Magic. But Donovan worked his way out his contract with the Magic to return to the bench at Florida.
Both situations had their share of anxious moments.
“In …
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June 7th, 2007 07:45pm
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Here’s some comments from Taurean Green after his workout Thursday with the Washington Wizards:
On the workout:
“It was a good workout today. The Wizards workout is a tough one, but it was good. It is a grind, you work out then you have to move on to the next city. It is a lot of working out and a lot of traveling so you have to make sure you get your rest.”
On his strengths:
“A point guard utilizes the other four …
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June 5th, 2007 06:52pm
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Urban Meyer may be neighbors with Billy Donovan, but like everyone else, Meyer is waiting and wondering whether Donovan will return to Florida.
“Any news, yet?” Meyer asked, as he sped by in a go-cart.
Meyer was on his way to the football practice field, where he was holding his annual middle and high school football camps. His son, Nate, was at the O’Connell Center playing in Donovan’s basketball camp.
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