The message boards were abuzz today about possibly 2 major departures next season. Unfortunately for the Bluejay faithful, Cavel Witter will not be with the team next season. I know a lot of fans were disappointed with him this past season (he was basically forced to play another posistion due to injuries on the team), but personally I was a huge fan of him... Cavel "turned it on" when it counted, most notably against SIU at home and then again at Missouri State. He was so clutch at the end of the game where free-throws counted.
Cavel had some of the fastest hands I have ever seen... it was awesome watching him warm up... he dribbled 2 balls in and out between his legs without even breaking a sweat. The best memory I will have of him is when he dropped a massive 42 points on Bradley last seaon... one of the best games I have ever seen. I for one will really miss him.
Best of luck to you wherever you end up Cavel!
As for Kenton, he isn't commenting on his future to the press, but rumors speculate that he can't stand P'Allen so much to the point that he doesn't want anything to do with the team. This would leave a HUGE gap for us sizewise and post depth. This compounds the potential loss of Coach Fish (our recruiting brainchild) to Northen Flordia.
The next few days will be very tense in the Bluejay Nation... Kenton please stay!
Our very own Justin Carter was deemed to have the best dreads in all of college basketball, according to the site Yardbarker.com... you can see the full list of recipients here.
This is hilarious because I remember reading in the paper that part of the deal of signing with Creighton was that Coach Altman had to let him keep his hair, which he had been growing since like middle school... in fact, his mom was even more concerned than Justin was! I also remember reading that everyone on the team was ribbing him about how much he looked like two certain SIU players who will not be mentioned! I was very excited when we signed him.. I thought, "Yes! We have our own predator now!"
Justin was a keystone in the Jays' success this year, and he will be pivotal next season. He is my favorite player not only because he is from the land of crabcakes (Maryland), but he always plays his heart out. Justin is the kind of player that dives for loose balls, takes charges, and all the other little things that coaches and fans love.
Great crowd last night... the Jays were very evenly matched, but pulled ahead at the end. I can't wait for the return game in Fairfax next season, only minutes away from my parent's house in Alexandria. Hopefully the boys will do well against ISU-Red while I'm away!
How many people do you know that can say they got to do this? For all you can eat prime rib sandwiches, open bar and a parking pass to the Qwest center for the game? I thought so...
Saw one of the greatest Jays of all time during half time, Nate Funk himself! I heard he has done very well for himself over in Europe (he and Anthony Toliver actually played on the same team over in Germany), and he certainly looked like he was ballin last night!
Too bad the Jays didn't look as good, choking the last 10 minutes of the second half to lose by a whopping 12! Its getting towards the end of the season, and hopefully they can fix their stuff on the defensive end (especially under the rim) before tournament time in March.
This is the view from my new seats in the lower bowl... absolutely fantastic! I have the best co-workers ever!
I actually went 1.5 hours before tip off just out of habit... not having to wait in line with the rest of my peers will definitely take some getting used to.
Funny story: I went to sit in them for the first time, and the Qwestapo usher came up to me and told me to go sit with the rest of the students in the student section. I whipped out my season ticket and said, "Not today sir!" Having not missed a home game this entire season, I guess the ushers knew who I was... I was touched. We had a good laugh about it and he congratulated me on my graduation.
Jays off to a great start by dropping New Mexico 82-75! P'allen was amazing.. he literally could not miss a single shot and had a career high 30 points. Booker also looked very good with 26 points. I'm glad we have some shooters this year, because we are an awfully small team!
The message boards were abuzz today about possibly 2 major departures next season. Unfortunately for the Bluejay faithful, Cavel Witter will not be with the team next season. I know a lot of fans were disappointed with him this past season (he was basically forced to play another posistion due to injuries on the team), but personally I was a huge fan of him... Cavel "turned it on" when it counted, most notably against SIU at home and then again at Missouri State. He was so clutch at the end of the game where free-throws counted.
