BC loses two to transfer

[Joe Hoya]

Freshman Gordon Watt and sophomore Steve Hailey are transferring out of Boston College. I doubt we have any interest in these guys, but I thought I'd throw it out there since they're still technically in the conference for a few more months.

I got this information from my sister up at BC. I'm still looking for a link and I'll post it if I find one.

Edit: Here it is.

www.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/042205aam.html

[MCIGuy]

Are they scared of the ACC? Or with all the openings at UNC do they just want to transfer there before BC officially becomes a member of the ACC?

[DanMcQ]

Joe,

BC is dead to us. Only your sister cares. Has the ACC given them a trophy yet?

Having said that, here's a link from the Globe yesterday:

www.boston.com:80/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2005/04/23/hailey_watt_will_transfer

Watt is more of a loss than Hailey, frankly. He's undoubtedly leaving because of lack of PT. Although Hailey was one of Skinner's 7 man rotation, they've apparently recruited over him... check out the BenedictArnold College ChatBoard for the palpable angst on the Heights:

bostoncollege.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=603&mid=51915266&sid=&tid=51915266&style=1

[RBHoya]

Maybe they didn't want to have to deal with traveling to the south to play EVERY away game.

"BC, they're nothing to us now. They're not a brother, they're not a friend. We don't want to know them or what they do." --Adapted from The Godfather's Michael Corleone

[SaxaCD]

I think it does go to show that if and when transfers happen at GU, it's a matter of course these days, not some strange Hoya affliction.

[CTHoya08]

I'm going to miss playing BC. I think every Georgetown student knows at least five people there (at least the kids from the East Coast) and it was fun to have another Jesuit school in the league. They don't belong in the ACC with a bunch of Southern schools, they belong with us and Notre Dame and Providence and Uconn. On the bright side, all of my family members can start rooting for Georgetown in the Big East (my grandfather went to BC).

[Jack]

It would appear that BC had their Hailey replacement all lined up. Skinner won a recruiting battle with Prosser for Tyrese Rice, PG from Richmond. Reviews seem mixed on this kid, but it is nice to beat Wake for a kid from ACC country. BC may play in the ACC now, but New England will never be ACC country.

www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031782343018&path=%21sports%21preps&s=1045855935451