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News Nuggets, 06.06.04
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WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest baseball coach George
Greer stepped down after 17 seasons Saturday and will take another position
within the athletic department.
Greer led the Demon Deacons to a 608-382-4 record and won three Atlantic
Coast Conference tournament titles. Wake Forest went 17-33 and 4-20 in the
ACC last season.
"We are so very appreciative for what he did as our baseball coach," Demon
Deacons athletic director Ron Wellman said.
"He was the winningest coach in Wake Forest baseball history. His
achievements on the baseball field are quite, quite impressive."
Greer will also help in the search for his successor.
Green
Wave lures California prep guard
NEW ORLEANS — Tulane has signed Taylor Rochestie to
a National Letter of Intent to join the Green Wave basketball program, head
coach Shawn Finney announced last week.
Rochestie [pronounced raw-CHEST-ee] is a six-foot
point guard from Santa Barbara, CA, who earned Santa Barbara County Player
of the Year honors as a senior at Santa Barbara High School.
"We definitely had a need to add a point guard,"
Finney said. "And Taylor is a very heady player who knows the game. He knows
how to run a team and direct the offense while also knowing when to look for
his own shot."
Rochestie averaged 22.3 points, 5.3 assists, 6.7
rebounds and 2.8 steals per game last season and also shared Player of the
Year honors for his league. He led the Dons to a 25-5 record and the state
semifinals as a junior in 2003.
"Taylor did everything for us; he was our point
guard and he made everybody on the floor better," Santa Barbara head coach
Jeff Lavender said. "We lost everybody from the year before and he carried
an inexperienced team. I think Taylor is amazing skill-wise, but he also
really knows the game and brings leadership and savvy."
Rochestie closed his high school career with 1,381
points, the all-time leading scorer at Santa Barbara High, which has had
three players advance to the NBA, including Keith (Jamal) Wilkes. He is also
the school's single-season and career three-point record-holder.
"Taylor had a great senior season," Finney said.
"And he played in some spring AAU tournaments and really opened some eyes
around the country. We are very fortunate to sign him."
Preparing for his fifth year as the head coach of
the Green Wave, Finney and his staff have added a total of five players for
the upcoming season. In addition to Rochestie, the Wave signed three 6-8
players and a 6-5 shooter.
2004-05 Tulane Basketball Signees:
Name (Pos., Ht., Wt., Hometown/High School)
David Gomez (F/C, 6-8, 235, Baton Rouge, La./Episcopal)
Robinson Louisme (F/C, 6-8, 262, Fort Myers, Fla./Fort Myers)
Taylor Rochestie (G, 6-0, 175, Santa Barbara, Calif./Santa Barbara)
Donnie Stith (F, 6-8, 215, Virginia Beach, Va./Salem)
Matt Wheaton (G/F, 6-5, 190, Houston, Texas/Mayde Creek)
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