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Wilkerson, Whiteside Shine In First NBA Summer League Action |
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 13:53 |
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By Woody Woodrum
For Herd Insider
(goherd.com)
July 13, 2010
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Whiteside blocks five in Sacramento win while Wilkerson scores six in San Antonio triumph
HUNTINGTON - Former Marshall big men, senior Tyler Wilkerson and freshman Hassan Whiteside, helped the Herd to a 24-10 mark in the 2009-2010 season and Marshall's first post-season play since 1988.
Now, both are looking to make it in professional basketball starting with the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Wilkerson was signed as a free agent by the San Antonio Spurs and helped the Spurs to an opening win over the Minnesota Timberwolves by the score of 85-62. The Spurs are 1-0, and are off Tuesday night.
Wilkerson, a four-year letter winner from Lexington, Ky. who led the Herd in scoring last year at 14 points per game, shot 3-for-6 from the floor including 0-of-1 from three. He shot 33 percent from three for the Herd last year.
He scored six points, grabbed five rebounds and had only one turnover in over 21 minutes of playing times. Wilkerson was sixth on the team in playing time for the opening contest.
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Hassan Whiteside Signs With Sacramento, Tyler Wilkerson On Spurs Summer League Roster |
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Written by Woody Woodrum
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Friday, 09 July 2010 09:52 |
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By Woody Woodrum
Herd Insider/goherd.com
July 9, 2010
HUNTINGTON - Former Marshall University center Hassan Whiteside has signed what is being reported as a guaranteed, multi-year contract with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball League.
Whiteside, a 6-foot-11, 221-pounds (at his official check in with the NBA) who initially missed the guaranteed money of being a first-round draft pick, was drafted No. 33, the third pick of the second round after being lead to believe the one-and-done player for the Herd would be a "Lottery" (first 14) pick in the NBA Draft last month.
Whiteside will wear No. 33 as a motivating factor to show teams who passed on him made a mistake.
A guaranteed contract means no matter his playing time, even if it comes in the NBA Developmental League or short bursts off the bench for the Kings, Whiteside is going to receive a paycheck.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 July 2010 11:37 |
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Herd Picks Up 7-foot-2 Center Transfer From Marquette |
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Written by Woody Woodrum
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Friday, 09 July 2010 09:18 |
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By Woody Woodrum
Herd Insider/goherd.com
July 9, 2010
HUNTINGTON - According to reports both published in The Herald-Dispatch newspaper in Huntington, W.Va. and on-line, the Thundering Herd of Marshall is set to welcome a player who will be the biggest - or, at least, tallest - player in MU basketball history.
Youssoupha Mbao (You-sof-ah M-bow), a 7-foot-2 center from Dakar, Senegal, will transfer to Marshall after playing one season for Marquette University and the Big East Conference. He goes by the nickname, "Yous."
New Marshall head coach Tom Herrion was an assistant the past few seasons at the University of Pittsburgh, also a Big East school. This is the second addition to the Thundering Herd roster this week, as North Carolina State 6-foot-6 forward Johnny Thomas announced he will transfer to Marshall after completing his undergraduate degree this summer at N.C. State.
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Marshall's All-Time NBA Drafted Players And Professional Basketball Players/Coaches |
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Written by MU SID/Woody
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Friday, 25 June 2010 12:06 |
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From Marshall Athletics
edited by Woody Woodrum
for Herd Insider
June 25, 2010
HUNTINGTON - Marshall has now had 20 players drafted by either the Basketball Association of America (BAA, 1947-49), the forerunner of the National Basketball Association (1950-present), or by the American Basketball Association (1967-76).
In addition, 22 players have played or coached in the National Basketball League (1937-49), the National Industrial Basketball League, the BAA, NBA or ABA or even professionally overseas.
Here is a list of players, with drafted players first:
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Hassan Whiteside Drafted By Sacramento With 33rd Selection Of NBA Draft |
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Written by MU SID/Woody
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Friday, 25 June 2010 11:12 |
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Releases from Marshall Athletics
and Conference USA-Edited by Woody Woodrum
for Herd Insider (goherd.com)
June 25, 2010
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Former Marshall men’s basketball player Hassan Whiteside was selected in the second round by the Sacramento Kings in the 2010 NBA Draft June 24.
Whiteside was the 33rd player taken overall and is the first MU cager to be taken in the NBA draft since 2002 when Tamar Slay was the selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (54th overall).
Whiteside earned 14 post-season awards at the conclusion of his freshman season with Marshall. Included in his honors were AP Honorable Mention All-American, Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year, and Conference USA Freshman of the Year.
The Gastonia, N.C. native became the all-time leading shot blocker in a season and in a career at Marshall with 182 blocks in 34 games. His blocks’ total is the fifth most in a season by a NCAA Division I player.
Whiteside is the 21st MU player to go in a professional draft and is the fourth Marshall player to go in the second round.
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