CRAVEN MULLS REDSHIRTING.Byline: Scott Wolf Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. Staff Writer USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. freshman guard Derrick Craven, who has missed the first six games with a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in his right leg, said he will consider redshirting if he is not medically cleared for the Trojans' Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members opener Dec. 27. ``If I'm not ready, I'll talk to coach Bibby about my options,'' Craven said. Craven suffered the injury Nov. 19 and is expected to be out four to six weeks. Bibby said he has no intentions of redshirting Craven because he wants to give the twin brother of USC shooting guard The Shooting guard (SG), also known as the two or off guard,[1] is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. Errick Craven playing time this season. ``I haven't thought about it. He hasn't mentioned it and I want to give him some experience,'' Bibby said. ``Next year, he'll play a lot of minutes.'' --Pepperdine fallout: Bibby was still talking about USC's last-second loss to Pepperdine. He won't soon forget Waves coach Paul Westphal Not to be confused with Paul Westhead. Paul Westphal (born November 30 1950 in Torrance, California) is a retired American basketball player and coach in the NBA. A native of California, Westphal has had a storied career in the NBA, both as a player and as a head coach. showing his clipboard to the USC bench during the final seconds, when the Trojans called two straight timeouts. ``That's the kind of antics they do (in the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= ),'' Bibby said. ``Maybe (the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Knicks) are going to give their job to Westphal because Pepperdine is the city champs, but maybe they'll give it to Santa Barbara.'' Pepperdine lost to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night. --Practice makes perfect: Bibby said he was not surprised forward Sam Clancy missed the two free throws with 11 seconds left that allowed Pepperdine to pull off its 78-77 victory. ``I don't think Sam choked,'' Bibby said. ``He's never been a good free- throw shooter. He hasn't practiced enough free throws. His mechanics are not good.'' Clancy agreed - to a degree - with Bibby's analysis. ``I think that's true,'' Clancy said. ``Nor do I shoot enough shots. The gym's not always open or available to my schedule.'' --Bed check: Bibby personally made sure some team members were at their apartments following last week's victory over Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , including Clancy and senior point guard Brandon Granville. It happened to be the night Bibby benched his senior starters, including Clancy and Granville. ``Every year he comes over,'' Clancy said. ``We asked him what more he wants from us and he told us.'' --Where's O'Neil? After starting three straight games, freshman center Rory O'Neil played just four minutes against Pepperdine. Bibby said O'Neil did nothing to warrant a decreased role. ``I thought the game was really physical and he's not a physical player yet,'' Bibby said. ``If the game was less physical, I would have played Rory and (freshman forward) Nick Curtis.'' EXPERTS' consensus: WITZ'S PICKS Daily News Staff Writer Billy Witz is an Associated Press top-25 voter this season. Here's how he voted this week: 1. Duke 2. Missouri 3. Kansas 4. Arizona 5. Maryland 6. Kentucky 7. Florida 8. Boston College 9. Marquette 10. Illinois 11. Oklahoma St. 12. Virginia 13. Cincinnati 14. Gonzaga 15. Stanford 16. Syracuse 17. Indiana 18. Wake Forest 19. Ball St. 20. St. Joseph 21. Butler 22. Southern Illinois 23. Notre Dame 24. Georgia 25. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) EXPERTS' consensus: WITZ'S PICKS (see text) (2) AP TOP 25 |
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