USC BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: TROJANS STILL GET TO PLAY IN TOURNAMENT.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 BERKELEY - Even though USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. lost to California on Saturday night, several Trojans are upbeat because they get to make their first trip to the Pacific-10 Tournament this week. Last year, then-freshmen Gabe Pruitt Gabriel Michael Pruitt (born on April 19, 1986 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American basketball player with the Boston Celtics. Biography College career On April 27 Pruitt announced that he registered for the 2007 NBA Draft. and Nick Young were bitterly disappointed that USC did not qualify for the tournament. The Pac-10 changed the rules this year so that all 10 teams make the tournament. ``I'm real excited,'' Pruitt said. ``I didn't get a chance to play last year and I'm sure we'll make a good appearance.'' Young was also thrilled to make his conference tournament debut, especially after watching last year's games on TV. ``I've been talking about that since the beginning (of the season),'' Young said. Pruitt struggled against Cal, making just three of 13 shots but said the Bay Area trip shook off some of the rust after he missed five games with a fractured knee. ``It helped me a lot and allowed me to get my feel back for the tournament,'' Pruitt said. --Young OK: Young briefly left the game with a sprained right ankle but said it was not serious. Young got hurt when he stepped on a Cal student next to the court. ``I twisted it but once I got my momentum, it was OK,'' Young said. ``I just landed and tripped on somebody's feet.'' --No comment: Floyd declined to comment about recruit Kevin Galloway of Sacramento High being suspended for Friday night's Sac-Joaquin Section The Sac-Joaquin Section is a part of the California Interscholastic Federation, governing the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area, the city of Sacramento, and the northern portion of the San Joaquin Valley. championship game for violating school rules. Last year, Galloway was suspended from a playoff game Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship because he lied about turning in class assignments, 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. the Sacramento Bee. Floyd said he has not spoken to Galloway since he was suspended. --Back in the fold: Former USC coach Bob Boyd Bob Boyd may refer to:
He's been a fixture at USC home games this season, but never attended any games when Henry Bibby was the Trojans' coach, except when Boyd got inducted into the Pac-10 Hall of Fame during the conference tournament in 2004. |
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