Derrick Russell

[statman]

Anyone know why he's not listed here or here...
Football roster -> http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/index.php?page=5
Basketball Roster -> http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/index.php?page=6

But sounds like he's coming to ISU to play both football and basketball here...
http://www.nbda.net/Signings.html

???

 

[cletus]

Because all incoming freshmen are not listed yet.

 

[ISU11]

arnauds not there either...but i can guarentee you hes on the team.

 

[melkor]

I wonder if GMac has been in contact with Russell and if there are still plans of him participating in BBall

 

[statman]

Well, sounds like he'll probably be here then. I was worried for a moment. Here's a b-ball article and box score that has him in there...
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=528&u_...5&u_sid=2106961

I'd guess that if we don't sign any more guards for b-ball, we may end up relying on someone like Jacobsen and/or Russell if we get in a crunch. I'm not yet sure if that's really a bad thing.

 

[melkor]

That article is from January which is before the season was over, much less before WM was fired. I also believe that Russell would not be able to play untill after football season is over since he is on a football scholarship. Plus with the NCAA limit on practice time, he wouldn't even be able to practice with BBall team untill the football season was over.

 

[statman]

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That article is from January which is before the season was over, much less before WM was fired. I also believe that Russell would not be able to play untill after football season is over since he is on a football scholarship. Plus with the NCAA limit on practice time, he wouldn't even be able to practice with BBall team untill the football season was over.
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That sounds like it's all true. I was just trying to find more info on the guy beings we only have 3 guards under scholarship (unless you count Clark or W Johnson as a SG). Good to see that he did play basketball last winter after his injury. I would hope G-Mac gives him an opportunity to basically be a walk-on if he's serious about it given our short bench.

 

[melkor]

I wonder if he is a guard or more of a small forward. I'm guessing small forward.