ARREST HAS NORTHRIDGE SCRAMBLING.Byline: Brian Dohn Daily News Staff Writer The Cal State Northridge's women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team was poised to rise above mediocrity but could now be bracing for a crash that could reach into the next century. The immediate effects of coach Michael Abraham's arrest Wednesday have to do with the season starting in two weeks. But the long-term effects have to do with recruiting, current players staying with the program, assistant coaches with limited experience and public perception. Already, 6-foot-5 recruit Myiesha Jones of Merritt College This article is about the community college in Oakland. For the private nursing school also located in Oakland, see Samuel Merritt College. The college is part of the Peralta Community College District and was opened as a general campus in 1954 (it had been known as in Oakland said she's had second thoughts about attending CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . ``I felt I was lied to,'' Jones said via telephone Wednesday night. ``I feel he was a whole different person than he said he was, and that this was a scam. I was shocked.'' Jones, who orally committed to CSUN in September, said it was a ``50-50 chance'' she would sign a letter of intent to attend CSUN during the early signing period in November after she learned of Abraham's indictment. Abraham, 39, about to begin his fourth year with the Matadors, was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. and charged with conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine, the FBI said. The United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Attorney's Office in Omaha, Neb., contends the conspiracy spans from Feb. 1, 1996, to Jan. 28, 1997. It involves more than $53,000 of cash seized at Eppley Airfield Eppley Airfield (IATA: OMA, ICAO: KOMA, FAA LID: OMA) is a commercial airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Omaha, a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. in Omaha and three kilograms of cocaine seized from Burbank Airport. The school placed Abraham on paid administrative leave. CSUN assistant athletic director/internal affairs Judy Brame will take over the head coaching duties, but she stressed she was only the acting coach and not the interim coach. Brame, a former basketball coach at CSUN with a 101-89 record, oversaw her first practice Wednesday. She is considered the No. 2 administrator in the school's athletic department. The Matadors began practice Oct. 18 and will open the season Nov. 14 against Oakland. ``The assistant coaches, in terms of the practices, they're ready to go and I feel fine about that,'' Brame said. ``I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what they're doing in terms of offense, and what they're running, or defense.'' Prior to practice, the players met with athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Paul Bubb and Brame, but they elected not to talk to the media afterward. Assistant coach Karon Howell said she was going to contact the players CSUN was recruiting and explain the situation. Howell is in her first year of coaching at the college level after spending the last six seasons at Marlborough School Marlborough School can refer to:
Frozena Jerro holds the most college experience of any of the assistants. She's in her second year at CSUN and began coaching at the college level in 1993. ``I don't have anything to say at this point in time (about Abraham). I'm not going to say anything until the courts say what they have to say,'' Howell said. ``What I can say is it's exciting (to coach). It's an opportunity to do our best and show what Michael has taught us.'' Without question, Abraham breathed life into a dormant program. He was 23-59 in three seasons, but the Matadors went 14-14 last season. It was their first nonlosing season since 1988-89. It was also his dynamic personality that enticed recruits to play for CSUN. On various occasions, players would stop by Abraham's office to chat, and many said the only reason they attended the school was because of Abraham. ``I'm concerned about the eventual well-being of this team,'' CSUN vice president of student affairs Student affairs staff are responsible for academic advising and support services delivery at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. The chief student affairs officer at a college or university often reports directly to the chief executive of the institution. Ron Kopita said. ``To have this happen at the outset of the season is a concern. The university supports the efforts of the players.'' ABRAHAM PROFILE Title: CSUN women's basketball coach Age: 39 Hometown: Northridge Highlights: Compiled a 23-59 record in three seasons at CSUN but was 14-14 last year, the first nonlosing season this decade for the program. . . . Named CSUN's women's basketball coach June 1, 1995. In Dec. 1995, reprimanded by the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association for violations that occurred while he was at Oregon State. . . . Spent six seasons as an assistant with OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. and was an assistant at Long Beach State for six seasons. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO ABRAHAM BOX: ABRAHAM PROFILE (see text) |
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