Colorado State men’s basketball coach Tim Miles has released Javon Dawson from his scholarship. Dawson will follow DeMarlo Slocum, Miles’ longtime assistant, to the Utah Utes.
Dawson, a 6-foot-7, 260-pound forward, had the option of staying another year at Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Fla., if Miles didn’t grant the release. Miles said he saw no benefit in denying the release if Dawson didn’t want to be at CSU. Miles also isn’t holding a grudge against Slocum.
“All recruits are fair game,” Miles said Monday. “I’d never let a kid come between a friendship.” Natalie Meisler, The Denver Post
Cowboys sign ex-NBA star’s son.
Wyoming men’s basketball coach Larry Shyatt signed Larry Nance Jr. of Richfield, Ohio, to a national letter of intent.
Shyatt said the 6-7, 205-pound Nance, the son of former NBA star Larry Nance, has the ability to play multiple positions for the Cowboys. As a high school senior, Nance averaged 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots, 2.6 steals and 2.3 assists.
Mesa State golfers closer to nationals.
The Mesa State women’s golf team rose from third place to second at the NCAA Division II Central Regional at Hillcrest Country Club in St. Paul., Minn.
The Mavericks are 18 strokes behind tournament leader Augustana College of South Dakota. Adams State is eighth. The top three teams after today’s final round advance to the May 11-14 NCAA Championships in Allendale, Mich.
Mesa State’s Kristina Casillas, a senior from Sacramento, Calif., and Jennifer Hilts, a junior from Bend, Ore., are tied for fifth in the regional.
Sky Sox stretch their losing streak.
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox gave up four runs in the fifth inning and generated little offense in a 6-0 loss to visiting Fresno in a Triple-A Pacific Coast League game.
The Sky Sox managed only five hits and lost their fifth consecutive game.
