Fired coach has implications for Utes
Looks like everything's out the window at New Mexico, now that the Lobos have Fired embattled coach Ritchie McKay.
That disciplinary action, for example?
Gone.
Embattled guard J.R. Giddens - suspended indefinitely last weekend for undisclosed problems - has been at least partially re-instated. Gidden will begin practicing with the team, and the team's leading scorer will make the trip to Salt Lake City when the Lobos play the Utes in a pivotal game at the Huntsman Center on Saturday.
The big question now, of course, is whether coach Ray Giacoletti will meet the same fate at the end of the season. The Utes have suffered some of the same problems as the Lobos - notably wavering booster support, plummeting attendance and a poor season on the court.
The 9-17 Utes probably need to beat the 15-13 Lobos on Saturday to avoid needing to win a "play-in" game to reach the Mountain West Conference tournament next month.
But don't forget the interesting angle in play for the Lobos as they search for a replacement. Athletic director Paul Krebs is the man who, while at Bowling Green, took a chance on a certain wide receivers coach from Notre Dame as his football coach. Fella, by the name of ... Urban Meyer.
That disciplinary action, for example?
Gone.
Embattled guard J.R. Giddens - suspended indefinitely last weekend for undisclosed problems - has been at least partially re-instated. Gidden will begin practicing with the team, and the team's leading scorer will make the trip to Salt Lake City when the Lobos play the Utes in a pivotal game at the Huntsman Center on Saturday.
The big question now, of course, is whether coach Ray Giacoletti will meet the same fate at the end of the season. The Utes have suffered some of the same problems as the Lobos - notably wavering booster support, plummeting attendance and a poor season on the court.
The 9-17 Utes probably need to beat the 15-13 Lobos on Saturday to avoid needing to win a "play-in" game to reach the Mountain West Conference tournament next month.
But don't forget the interesting angle in play for the Lobos as they search for a replacement. Athletic director Paul Krebs is the man who, while at Bowling Green, took a chance on a certain wide receivers coach from Notre Dame as his football coach. Fella, by the name of ... Urban Meyer.
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