2 Uconnvicts Suspended Indefinetely

[yankeessuck013]

STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut point guard Marcus Williams was arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from the theft of four laptop computers from student dorm rooms.

 

Williams, 19, of Los Angeles, is the second member of the team to be charged in the thefts. Redshirt freshman A.J. Price was charged Friday. Police said they expect to make one more arrest in the case.

 

Coach Jim Calhoun has suspended indefinitely Williams and Price, the university announced Wednesday.

 

Williams faces four counts of third-degree larceny, which carry a penalty of up to five years in prison and $5,000 in fines.

 

Williams surrendered at 8 p.m. to campus police, just hours after returning from Argentina where he competed on the U.S. Under 21 men's team in the 11-team world championship tournament.

 

Police said Williams and two others tried to sell the computers at several locations in Manchester. Employees at a pawn shop in Manchester recognized Williams as soon as he entered the store and told him they did not take laptop computers, police said.

 

The four laptops, which have a total value of $11,000, have been recovered.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2136021

[Sizzlin22]

Marcus Marcus Marcus, god damn, I don't give a crap about th other guy he never played, but god damn Marcus was good last season.

[yankeessuck013]

got this off katz's insider

 

Marcus Williams must have been affected by his pending arrest on larceny charges when he returns to Connecticut either Monday or Tuesday.

The UConn junior point guard started off the U-21 Championship strong, notching 17 points against Lithuania in the second game of the tournament. He then scored only 16 points in the final six games of the tournament. He had 24 assists in the first four games and then only nine in the last four games. He also shot a team-worst 34.2 percent overall, and 23.5 percent on 3s.

Connecticut's A.J. Price was arrested Friday and has a court date Aug. 23 on the larceny and lying to police charges which stem from stolen laptops in UConn dorms in early June. Multiple sources said Williams would be charged for the same crime and face similar charges when he returns from Argentina. The UConn student affairs committee would ultimately determine their basketball fate for the season.

[MC Hammer]

Wow kinda goes to show what UCONN looks for when they recruit people, talent alone. This is another reason why I like Duke. They don't just recruit kids because they have talent, you have to be educated, respectful, and be intelligent enough not to break the law. This is one of the problems college sports are going through right now, colleges taking kids completely based on talent. Oh well, I hate UCONN anyway.

[YankeeDoodle]

Wow kinda goes to show what UCONN looks for when they recruit people, talent alone. This is another reason why I like Duke. They don't just recruit kids because they have talent, you have to be educated, respectful, and be intelligent enough not to break the law. This is one of the problems college sports are going through right now, colleges taking kids completely based on talent. Oh well, I hate UCONN anyway.

Didn't you hear about JJ's pot bust? He was "checking his e-mail". Go figure how that one turned out.

 

They couldn't wait a year or two until they raked in the dough in the pros, should they have the talent to do so, and buy themselves all the computers, entertainment systems they want? What exactly was so urgent? <_>

 

Some schools, I don't even mean UCONN, but you can tell that they don't have "student athletes". It's become almost a myth nowadays. There are some shady dealings, you just don't hear about them every day.

[Sizzlin22]

Acuually UCONN generally has a few good guys who care about school, Emeka Okafor graduated after only 3 years of school with like a 3.4 GPA. Josh "Babyface" Boone is on the same plan, they get a few idiots like Marcus but they normally do pretty well as far as graduation goes.

[GhostofMalzone]

College basketball is the minor league of pro basketball. Some of these kids aren’t in school for

an education. They play big school ball to get seen by the scouts. It’s a show case for future

NBA talent.

NCAA basketball is huge money for the universities and the NCAA knows that. I would

imagine that most of the kids that get into trouble are from low income families

and low income neighborhoods. They got through high school on raw talent and all college is, Is

a spring board to the pros. It’s the Bling-Bling and the Mercedes and the Rich Hip-Hop life

style that’s appealing. Is it their fault? No. The blame rests solely on the shoulders of the

NCAA and pro basketball for germinating the type of environment where education is

secondary to a big pay day. where having your name on basketball shoes is preferable to

having a degree in literature.

The NCAA and the Colleges and the Media act so surprised when these kids get in trouble.

I can’t understand why they don’t get it? Colleges recruit these kids and the kids aren’t

equipped to be in college.

I love college sports, But, I can’t stand the hypocrisy of the NCAA or the Colleges when both

know it’s only about the money, Not the kids.

[yankeessuck013]

Theft charges leave UConn up in air

 

By: Dick Vitale

 

Following North Carolina's national championship victory in St. Louis, ESPN analysts were asked to project a favorite to win it all in 2006. At that point, my call was immediate -- the Huskies of Connecticut.

 

Look at the potential lineup for coach Jim Calhoun back then: Charlie Villanueva, Rudy Gay, Rashad Anderson, Marcus Williams, Josh Boone. The Huskies also had incoming diaper dandy Andrew Bynum, as well as Ed Nelson, A.J. Price and Hilton Armstrong. It looked to be a very deep unit.

 

A lot has happened since then, though. Villanueva and Bynum entered the NBA draft and both went in the top 10. Villanueva was a shocking pick for Toronto at No. 7, while Bynum's potential headed west to the Lakers at No. 10. There went two key interior components.

 

Still, Connecticut was one of the top five teams in America.

 

Then came news that had to shock Calhoun. The Hall of Famer has always reminded his players about being solid student-athletes and taking responsibility for their actions. Allegations against Williams, the starting point guard, and Price led to their arrests on charges of stealing laptop computers.

 

They are innocent until proven guilty, but it certainly doesn't look good based on the evidence. The two players are suspended from the team indefinitely until the matter is settled.

 

If these allegations prove true, you have to wonder why kids wearing a uniform they should be so proud of would head in that direction. Playing for a legendary coach, where the fans are so passionate ... if it's true, it would be hard to figure out. I can't comprehend any student-athlete who would take the risk of throwing it all away.

 

Hopefully, Williams and Price will learn from this situation and can move on with their lives in a positive way, whatever the outcome of the case. Connecticut has such a positive, special environment, and Calhoun is one of the great leaders in college basketball.

 

How quickly that lineup disappeared! With the possibility of Price and Williams being out for the season, Connecticut will have a real challenge putting the pieces back together. Calhoun is capable of getting it done, and this Huskies team still has lots of talent with Boone and Gay up front and Anderson in the backcourt.

 

It looks like UConn will have a bigger challenge than this Hall of Fame coach expected. Stay tuned.

[Sizzlin22]

Bynum screwed us, I hope he tears up his knee and never plays in an NBA game.

[YankeeDoodle]

Dick Vitale...seriously, dude! C'mon, I mean, ya know.

 

Is he getting off the UCONN bandwagon? Stay tuned.

 

GhostofMalzone: Well, there have been good collegiate athletes, such as Grant Hill, Shane Battier (it's pure coincidence that the two that comes to mind are Duke alums, really), Tim Duncan. College isn't a correctional facility either; for most people it's a place where independence is asserted, so if they can't hack it...oh well. Gosh knows those "athletes" have been pampered enough, with personal chemistry tutors and what not.

 

And still, you're going to find nay-sayers who claim that sociology is a much easier major than what "real" Duke students take, so one can never appease all. Meh, defending the NCAA stops here.

[yankeessuck013]

I wonder how Dukie V is gonna act this season when the Big East is the best conference in college basketball.

[Manny Goes Boom]

The Big East huh, hmmmm, I dunno about that. But if they are, its obviously not because of a lack of size. I really am not up to speed with college basketball and all the moves (graduation, pros etc.) so I could be wrong but I don't know of any team (UCONN is now in shambles) from the Big East that will be in the top 5. AGAIN correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Sizzlin, why would you say that about Bynum? That ain't cool.

[yankeessuck013]

marcus willaims gets probation......18 months plus 400 hours of community service.* Granted the accelerated program, so if he successfully completes, his record will be wiped clean.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2160591

 

Williams was in the most jeopardy, being caught on tape trying to fence the goods.* Price was mostly along for the ride, so he will get a less stiff sentence.

 

Now let's see what the Student Review Board, or whatever it's called in Storrs, does to them.

[Sizzlin22]

They'll let him play ball, they'll suspend him for the fall term or something like that, this is basketball country.

[yankeessuck013]

if this happened to a walk-on he wouldn't be able to play basketball for the rest of his life!

 

but price and williliams will both probably miss those 4 big*games against Quinnipiac, Marist, Rider, Skidmore ...*they sure won't do anything like THAT again!!

[Sizzlin22]

Who cares, Marcus is retarded and will want to jump to the NBA, if not, w ehave him for 2 more years, then he's out of UCONN's hair.

[YankeesFan2]

whoa...he was good...and really gorgeous.

[yankeessuck013]

whoa...he was good...and really gorgeous.

 

its kinda funny that your a yankee fan yet manny is in your avatar.

[Moose]

its kinda funny that your a yankee fan yet manny is in your avatar.

 

 

I was about to tell her that, too.

[Cut Posada]

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