For the first time this season, men's basketball practice is closed to the media at Fresno State, so we may have to wait until tonight's game against No. 12 Nevada to find out how the Bulldogs respond to the loss of one of their seniors.
Guard Ja'Vance Coleman, who has struggled through his own adversity this season on the court, was dismissed from the team Monday for violating undisclosed athletic department rules. Rumors of why he was kicked off have ranged from academics to some story about aliens and spaceships.
I wonder if Coleman will watch tonight's game. We've talked before about the pressure of playing college basketball in his hometown, how hard it would be for him to fail in front of so many people. That's a feeling few of us will ever fully understand.
What's next for JC? Working out, sign with an agent, finish the spring semester and, most of all, clear his mind of this season's troubles. Doesn't do him any good now to mope over his decisions. He can't change anything now, so it's time to move on.
Coach Steve Cleveland has said he will do anything he can to make sure Coleman graduates and to help him play on the next level. I'm wondering what Coleman will do to
