SC NOTEBOOK: TREPAGNIER COULD LEARN FATE TODAY.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. senior guard Jeff Trepagnier Jeffery (Jeff) Trepagnier (born July 11 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American professional basketball player. Pro career He played collegiately at the University of Southern California and was a second round draft pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the , who has been under NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association investigation for accepting extra benefits, is expected to be cleared as soon as today and could play in the Trojans' next game Thursday against BYU-Hawaii, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. sources. Trepagnier will not accompany the Trojans this morning when they depart for the Pearl Harbor Classic basketball tournament in Hawaii because his clearance is not expected to become official until this afternoon. But sources said Trepagnier will probably take a flight to Honolulu on Wednesday and join the Trojans before Thursday's game. ``Probably having Jeff back will help a lot,'' point guard Brandon Granville said. Trepagnier was interviewed by NCAA officials two weeks ago for taking a trip to Las Vegas with Fresno State point guard Tito Maddox in late September that was allegedly paid for by a runner for an agent. Maddox was eventually suspended eight games by the NCAA. Trepagnier's suspension will apparently be half that time. USC originally said Trepagnier was cleared when the NCAA began investigating Maddox's situation, but the school later said it suspended Trepagnier on Dec. 1 for ``violating athletic department rules,'' without admitting he was under investigation. Trepagnier has missed the Trojans' past four games. He missed three games prior to the suspension 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 foot. Trepagnier would be a welcome addition to the 13th-ranked Trojans (7-0), because he is considered USC's most athletic player. He averaged 15.9 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.2 steals and shot 38 percent on 3-pointers last season. USC coach Henry Bibby would not comment on Trepagnier's status Monday. --Letter of reprimand REPRIMAND, punishment. The censure which in some cases a public office pronounces against an offender. 2. This species of punishment is used by legislative bodies to punish their members or others who have been guilty of some impropriety of conduct towards them. : Bibby was scolded in a letter from the Pacific-10 Conference for his comments last week criticizing the officiating following USC's victory over Pepperdine. He's been asked not to comment on officiating again, but that didn't seem to stop him Monday. ``I'm not saying the officials aren't good, I'm saying the kids aren't allowed to play basketball,'' Bibby said. ``Do the fans come to see Sam Clancy or the officials? This is entertainment. If you take that away, what's the point of the fans coming out? ``We've had different officials calling things a different way. Some are physical. Some are not. A foul is a foul, but now what is a foul? Who has the space (on the floor), the offense or defense? 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. anymore. The way the rules are, you can't stop a guy from scoring. I just want to see guys play.'' |
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