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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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08.06.05: Stokes'
ties to Deacon prodigies sway recruit ... Holtz: ECU must
make up ground before opener |
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08.05.05: "Pirate
Talk" gets more time, more stations ... Pirate Radio 1250
launching expanded lineup |
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08.04.05: College
life still suits Heisman winner just fine |
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08.03.05: NIT
battles NCAA in court instead of on court |
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08.02.05: C-USA
to feel impact of imported WAC teams |
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08.01.05: Demand
swamps supply of Gamecock tickets |
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07.31.05: After
C-USA raid, restocked WAC plows ahead |
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07.30.05: BCS
pushing for instant replay in all 28 bowls |
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07.29.05: Bower
suspends two players, bids adieu to 4 more ... S.C. prep
coaches blast Spurrier scholarship moves |
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07.28.05: Pirate
Radio Network evolves to 27 stations ... Acquittal leads to
reinstatement of UC assistant |
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07.27.05: At
East Carolina, Saturday is all about the ladies ... ACC
stockpiling future postseason destinations |
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News Nuggets, 08.07.05
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Compiled from staff reports
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Texas Tech's Knight getting real about tryouts
LUBBOCK, TX — Bob Knight will give one
Texas Tech student the chance to play on his team in a reality show hosted
by the Hall of Fame coach.
Sixteen students will attend ``Knight
School,'' the name of the show set to air on ESPN in February, and Knight
will whittle the class to one during six one-hour episodes. Filming will
begin in late September.
That player will have endured what all
Knight players do — long hours of drills, conditioning and instruction — and
will have chance to be a walk-on for the 2006-07 season.
``It's a great opportunity for the kids
at Texas Tech who want to have a shot at playing for a legend as well as
learning from a legend,'' said Robert Lundgren, one of the show's executive
producers with Knoxville, Tenn.-based RIVR Media.
Knight was out of town and unavailable
to comment Friday. He told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal that in addition to
the tryout format, filming will include shots of the campus and the students
in class and in other activities.
``From a public relations standpoint,
this couldn't be any better for Texas Tech,'' Knight said.
Lundgren said the idea came from Dan
Stone, chief executive officer with Hunnington, N.Y.-based WealthEffectMedia
and another executive producer of the show.
Discussions about the show began about
a year and a half ago and details were completed in recent weeks, Lundgren
said.
``It's just one of those great ideas
you hear,'' Lundgren said.
ESPN spokesman Rob Tobias said there
will be story lines following those competing as well as a look inside
Knight's coaching style.
``These are all the parts that make a
successful reality show,'' Tobias said. ``This type of show has drama built
into it.''
Athletic director Gerald Myers said
Knight and his style will do well in front of cameras.
``Bob will be great with a show like
this,'' Myers said. ``It'll be a great opportunity to play with one of the
all-time great basketball coaches. He's excited about it. We're excited
about it.''
Stokes' ties to Wake
prodigies sway ECU recruit
East Carolina has reportedly received a
verbal basketball commitment from 6-foot-9, 205-pound power forward John
Fields of Fayetteville Jack Britt High School. Fields averaged 19.1 points
for the Buccaneers as a junior.
Fields said new Pirates coach Ricky Stokes recruited him aggressively and
cited Stokes' experience in developing NBA players Tim Duncan and Rodney
Rogers as an assistant at Wake Forest as an influential factor in his
decision.
From staff reports.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from Associated Press and
other sources. Copyright 2005
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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