USC NOTEBOOK: JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME.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. Daily News Staff Writer USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. guard Quincy Wilder left the basketball team for a day last week and considered transferring because he was upset over playing time. Wilder departed last Thursday but returned to the team Friday, although he was suspended from that night's game against UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. for missing classes. ``I think Quincy is having some problems, like every kid who's been a star,'' USC coach Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). said. ``I'm sure he's not getting the minutes he would like. Again, I don't dictate the minutes, the players do. ``If you want to play, you have to show me something. We have five coaches evaluating who should be playing.'' Wilder, a junior college transfer from Highline Community College Highline Community College is a junior college located in Des Moines, Washington, south of Seattle, Washington. Highline was founded in 1961 as the first community college in King County. in Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. , Wash., has averaged 5.0 points and 1.75 assists per game in 14.5 minutes of action. He is a former Mr. Washington, who was considered the top guard in the state two years ago. Wilder has played point guard for the Trojans, although he played 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. in high school and junior college. He transferred to USC with teammate Brian Scalabrine, who is USC's leading scorer (14.4 points) and rebounder (7.6). Turner returns: Forward Jarvis Turner will likely start against Loyola Marymount on Wednesday, after being suspended with Wilder for missing a pair of classes. ``Our policy is you have to go to class,'' Bibby said. ``Absences have to be reckoned with.'' Thomas out: Quarterback Jason Thomas, who was expected to play football and basketball for the Trojans, said he will not play basketball this season. ``I want to concentrate on football,'' Thomas said. He redshirted in football this season after undergoing ankle surgery. It's a football school: Some fans have complained about the change in the start of last Monday's St. Bonaventure game from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m. The time change was made about three weeks before the game, because of an ``(athletic) department scheduling conflict,'' according to a USC spokesperson. The conflict was that football coach Paul Hackett threw a party for his wife that evening at a downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or hotel, which was attended by many athletic-department employees. Moving on up: The Trojans received 24 votes in the Associated Press Top 25 poll this week and are tied for 38th overall. That's twice as many votes as the Trojans received last week. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Quincy Wilder Transferred from Highland Community College in Des Moines, Wash., and was considered the top guard in the state two years ago. |
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