Gibson and two others sit out practice
Freshman forward Taj Gibson sat out practice Friday because of a bruised right elbow. Also missing practice on the orders of the trainer were Abdoulaye N'diaye (bruised foot) and Dwight Lewis.
``The trainer said to leave them out so we left them out,'' coach Tim Floyd said. ``They'll be ready to go tomorrow.''
Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time
at the paper while going to USC. The basketball team’s Elite Eight
run in 2000-01 was USC’s athletic highlight in his time at the
school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era.
After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full
time. He’s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the
rise of the program. He’ll take credit for the success, though Tim
Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean,
he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School
in Woodland Hills.