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.
Team award winners
If USC made it to the Elite Eight and won -- which I had started thinking was a real possibility early in the second half against North Carolina -- I was holding out on the great angle that the team would have to push its awards banquet back. I wonder if it will be scheduled after the Final Four next year. Anyway, here, in advance, are the winners from tonight's banquet.
MVP: Nick Young
Top FT Percentage: Gabe Pruitt
Top GPA: Reed Doucette (3.978)
110% effort: Abdoulaye N'diaye
Sixth man: Dwight Lewis
Most Inspirational: Daniel Hackett
Coaches' Award: Lodrick Stewart
Top Rebounder: Taj Gibson
Comments
Nice blog Matt. Great dinner at Galen tonite. Can't wait till next year. Keep away from Wolfie.
Posted by: Mike | March 27, 2007 11:19 PM
Best Game Plan: Phil Johnson vs. Texas in the 2nd Round of the NCAA tournament
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