Post by Hilltopper on Jan 7, 2005 10:04:14 GMT -5
Headed to Loyola- from the Baltomire Sun:
Hassan Fofana, the 6-foot-10 sophomore center who left the Maryland basketball team last month because he was unhappy with his playing time, has decided to transfer to Loyola, his guardian said last night.
"It just came down to that the person he trusted most was [Loyola coach] Jimmy Patsos," said Gary Gibbons, who lives in Weston, Mass., and has been Fofana's guardian for the past three-plus years. "It is a chance for him to play all the time and develop his skills, which is what Hassan really wants."
Patsos, a longtime assistant to Gary Williams in College Park and now the first-year coach at Loyola, was a key figure in recruiting Fofana to come to Maryland from Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.
Patsos' coaching staff at Maryland includes former Terps Matt Kovarik and Terrell Stokes. Andre Collins, who transferred from Maryland to Loyola last year, will be eligible to play for the Greyhounds next season.
Gibbons said that he isn't sure when Fofana, who told Patsos of his decision last night, will sign a letter of intent, but the guardian said the player wants to enroll at the school for the spring semester. That means Fofana would be eligible to play in the second half of next season.
Gibbons said Fofana had been contacted by nearly 50 schools since he was given his release from Maryland, where he was averaging 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.3 minutes a game.
Fofana narrowed his choices to Georgetown, La Salle and Loyola, and had visited each before choosing the Greyhounds.
Hassan Fofana, the 6-foot-10 sophomore center who left the Maryland basketball team last month because he was unhappy with his playing time, has decided to transfer to Loyola, his guardian said last night.
"It just came down to that the person he trusted most was [Loyola coach] Jimmy Patsos," said Gary Gibbons, who lives in Weston, Mass., and has been Fofana's guardian for the past three-plus years. "It is a chance for him to play all the time and develop his skills, which is what Hassan really wants."
Patsos, a longtime assistant to Gary Williams in College Park and now the first-year coach at Loyola, was a key figure in recruiting Fofana to come to Maryland from Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia.
Patsos' coaching staff at Maryland includes former Terps Matt Kovarik and Terrell Stokes. Andre Collins, who transferred from Maryland to Loyola last year, will be eligible to play for the Greyhounds next season.
Gibbons said that he isn't sure when Fofana, who told Patsos of his decision last night, will sign a letter of intent, but the guardian said the player wants to enroll at the school for the spring semester. That means Fofana would be eligible to play in the second half of next season.
Gibbons said Fofana had been contacted by nearly 50 schools since he was given his release from Maryland, where he was averaging 2.0 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.3 minutes a game.
Fofana narrowed his choices to Georgetown, La Salle and Loyola, and had visited each before choosing the Greyhounds.