[NU Sports] Kevin Coble: done

[Jonathan Hodges]

What a disappointment for him, NU basketball, and us fans.  It's clear that
NU had a great chance to make the tourney next season with him coming back.
There is still a chance, but it is much smaller without him (this year's
team made a solid run without him and will get Jeff Ryan back).

Reading between the lines of his statement, it sounds like the foot rehab
will just take longer than expected and he either wouldn't be able to play
at all or much of this season, which would extinguish his eligibility no
matter what.  It also sounds like he decided to stick with the rehab to
fully heal his foot instead of risking further injury by rushing back.  I
can't fault him for that - and he'll also complete his NU degree.

Jonathan

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 7:19 PM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Wow - this is kind of a sock in the gut for the team. Not sure it makes
> much sense - is there something more here? Or was he just tired of school
> after he got his degree?
>
> You'd think that after sticking with NU through some tough times, he'd want
> to be there when he actually had some help. Plus being the best player on
> the first NU tourney team would certainly get him a lot of attention and
> recognition if he wanted to pursue playing later or even just go out on top.
>
> Oh well, I guess that at least the team has experience playing without
> Coble from last year. I wish him well, but this just doesn't seem to fit
> right now.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
> * * * * * * * * *
> STEPHEN J. TRUOG
> sjtruog at yahoo.com
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>
> --- On Tue, 7/27/10, Alan Abrahamson <alan.abrahamson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Alan Abrahamson <alan.abrahamson at gmail.com>
> > Subject: [NU Sports] Kevin Coble: done
> > To: "Northwestern Wildcats" <nwu-sports at tssi.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 27, 2010, 4:54 PM
> > http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/072710aab.html
> >
> > Kevin Coble Opts to Forgo Senior Season at Northwestern
> >
> > Arizona native is slated to graduate from NU in December
> >
> > **
> > *
> >
> > July 27, 2010
> >
> > EVANSTON, Ill. - Kevin
> > Coble<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/coble_kevin00.html>
> > (Scottsdale,
> > Ariz./Scottsdale Christian Academy) has chosen to forgo his
> > senior season as
> > a member of the Northwestern men's basketball team. He
> > intends to complete
> > his education at NU and is slated to earn his degree in
> > political science in
> > December 2010.
> >
> > "We wish Kevin nothing but the best in his future
> > endeavors," Northwestern
> > head coach Bill
> > Carmody<http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/carmody_bill00.html
> >
> > said.
> > "We want to thank him for his contributions to the program
> > over the past
> > four years."
> >
> > Coble concludes his time at Northwestern ranked 14th in
> > school history with
> > 1,203 career points. He led the Wildcats in both scoring
> > and rebounding in
> > each of his three seasons, including becoming the first
> > player in program
> > history to do so his freshman season. A member of the
> > 2006-07 Big Ten
> > All-Freshman Team, he was an honorable mention All-Big Ten
> > selection as a
> > sophomore before being named to the All-Big Ten second team
> > his junior year.
> >
> > Coble sat out the 2009-10 season after suffering a
> > season-ending foot injury
> > in a preseason practice.
> >
> > He appeared in 81 career games, including making 78 starts,
> > and averaged
> > 14.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per contest.
> >
> > "I would like to thank Northwestern University and the
> > administration for
> > all that they have done for me," Coble said. "In addition,
> > the fans have my
> > sincere gratitude for their support of Wildcat Basketball.
> > I will miss
> > seeing them at the games. Most importantly, I want to thank
> > my teammates for
> > the opportunity to play with them and I wish them nothing
> > but the best in
> > the upcoming season. There is not a better group of guys
> > than those found on
> > this team and I will miss being on the court with them.
> >
> > "With that said, the recovery of my foot is most important
> > and extends far
> > beyond my basketball career. I will continue to follow my
> > surgeon's
> > rehabilitation schedule and have been told by my surgeon
> > that I will have a
> > full recovery. I will not be transferring to another school
> > and with that,
> > will be finishing the last of my classes at Northwestern
> > this fall."
> >
> >
> > ***
> >
> > *
> > *
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