понедельник, 5 марта 2012 г.

McCaffery knows Manhattan's plight; As an aide, Siena coach lost best player to grades.(Sports)

Byline: PETE IORIZZO Staff Writer {FACTBOX} Siena basketball - Who: Manhattan (12-6, 8-2 MAAC) vs. Siena (9-9, 4-6) When: 7 p.m. Where: Pepsi Arena, Albany Radio: WROW (590am)

LOUDONVILLE - Fran McCaffery may not offer any sympathy to Manhattan, which just lost its best player to an academic suspension. But he can relate.

In 1991, McCaffery served as an assistant coach on a Notre Dame team that seemed poised for a postseason run behind junior star Laphonso Ellis. That all changed when, halfway through the season, Ellis was suspended for academic reasons. Without Ellis, the Irish finished 12-20 and, at the end of the year, head coach Digger Phelps resigned. …

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