Sep 30, 2003 12:39 PM EST
Jim Harrick is back in basketball.
Harrick, who resigned from the head coaching position at the University of Georgia in March in the wake of a scandal that forced the school to withdraw from postseason play, was hired Monday as a scout and coaching consultant for the Denver Nuggets.
Harrick, 64, compiled a 23-year college coaching record of 470-235 at Pepperdine, UCLA, Rhode Island and Georgia. He led UCLA, alma mater of Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, to the national title in 1995.
Harrick came under fire at Georgia late last season after a former player made accusations about having received improper benefits and academic credit for a class he did not attend. The brunt of the blame was placed on Harrick's son, Jim Harrick Jr., who was fired as an assistant after the school charged him with academic fraud.
"We are thrilled to add coach Harrick to our staff,'' Vandeweghe said. "He possesses a remarkable basketball mind and will be a great asset to us.''
Via Rocky Mountain News
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Sep 30, 2003 12:24 PM EST
Forty-four years ago, Wilt Chamberlain averaged an NBA rookie record 37.6 points per game. While no one is predicting Nuggets rookie Carmelo Anthony will come close to that mark, he does figure to at least challenge for the team's scoring lead.
General manager Kiki Vandeweghe has cautioned Anthony, however, just how tough the NBA treats rookies, Chamberlain's numbers notwithstanding. He recently showed Anthony the scoring averages of current superstars such as Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki when they were rookies. None averaged more than 10.5 points. "I guess what he was trying to tell me is to take it game-by-game and don't try to go out there and do too much," Anthony said on the eve of training camp. "If I can just go there and play how I play, stay focused, stay calm and find my teammates (for assists), then I think I will be pretty good."
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Negotiations between the Denver Nuggets and free-agent forward Chris Andersen remained at a stalemate throughout the weekend.
"There's nothing new," Andersen's agent, Marc Fleisher, said Sunday night.
Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe and Fleisher spoke Saturday, and no agreement was reached. While Andersen has said the Nuggets have offered a one-year guaranteed deal for the NBA minimum of $638,679, a source said the offer is not fully guaranteed.
"We'd like to have him in when (training) camp begins (Tuesday)," Vandeweghe said. "If not, we'll go with who we have."
Fleisher said Andersen "hopefully" will be signed by the start of camp. Fleisher would not say whether the delay is because other teams are in the mix or because a fully guaranteed deal is being sought from the Nuggets.
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Nuggets Sep 2003 Archive
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Denver Post | Sep 28, 2003
New York Knicks free-agent forward-center Mark Pope still is contemplating whether to join the Nuggets' free-agent camp or go elsewhere.
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Denver Post | Sep 28, 2003
Just two days before the start of training camp, the Nuggets still are in negotiations with free-agent forward Chris Andersen.
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Denver Post | Sep 28, 2003
Ryan Bowen is the longest-tenured player currently with the Nuggets and a fan favorite.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 27, 2003
NBA veterans get three extra days of summer vacation, but Chris Andersen has no plans to join them poolside.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 27, 2003
It's a long shot, but point guard Yuta Tabuse is trying to become the first Japanese player to appear in the NBA.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 26, 2003
The Nuggets, who have 15 players under contract, anticipate having the NBA limit of 20 players in camp.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 26, 2003
Staying in school is a good idea for some.
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Denver Post | Sep 26, 2003
Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe said the Nuggets likely will have at least 14 players on the roster next season.
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Denver Post | Sep 26, 2003
Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe said the Nuggets still are having contract talks with Denver free-agent forward Chris Andersen's agent, Marc Fleisher, and a decision is expected this weekend.
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Marty Burns - SI.com | Sep 24, 2003
So you're an NBA GM seeking to add one final piece to your roster for the 2003-04 season? Maybe an athletic guy who can run the floor, shoot the three and play more than one position? How about a guy with playoff experience? That would be nice.
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Orlando Sentinel | Sep 24, 2003
The Orlando Magic strengthened their frontcourt Tuesday by signing former Florida Gator Donnell Harvey, who played 77 games last season with the Denver Nuggets, averaging career highs with 7.
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Orlando Sentinel | Sep 21, 2003
You want to know what's keeping Donnell Harvey from signing with the Orlando Magic? Just the fax, man.
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Sacramento Bee | Sep 20, 2003
Kings forward Lawrence Funderburke, who is in the final year of a five-year contract, will miss much of this season after undergoing surgery Monday on his left Achilles tendon.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 20, 2003
Donnell Harvey is gone, Shawn Kemp is out of the running and Chris Andersen is in limbo.
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Orlando Sentinel | Sep 17, 2003
The Orlando Magic likely will wait until after training camp begins to sign a veteran point guard, but they are looking to immediately add another big man with Florida ties.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 13, 2003
The optimism surrounding the Denver Nuggets can be summed up with one adjective: well-guarded.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 11, 2003
Nine years after failing to beat them in the playoffs, Shawn Kemp is seeking employment with the Denver Nuggets.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 10, 2003
The birth of a son is all that stands between Voshon Lenard and the Denver Nuggets.
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Sep 10, 2003
Forward Reggie Evans has been in Seattle this week working out at the Sonics' practice facility with Ray Allen and Jerome James.
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Denver Post | Sep 8, 2003
Nuggets GM Kiki Vandeweghe said the Nuggets soon should sign a shooting guard, and the front-runner is former Toronto free agent Voshon Lenard.
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Denver Post | Sep 8, 2003
NBA-TV now has an all-access pass to the Nuggets.
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Denver Post | Sep 8, 2003
Injured Nuggets draftee Sani Becirovic departed from a two-week visit with the team in Denver late last week.
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Sports Business News | Sep 8, 2003
For the first time, Kobe Bryant's attorneys have hinted at their strategy by focusing attention on the woman who accused the NBA superstar of rape.
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Denver Post | Sep 7, 2003
One year ago, in a motel room near the Mexican border, Miles Dabord wept as he told his girlfriend a fantastic, almost biblical tale of brother-on-brother anger that ended in self-defense and murder on the high seas.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 6, 2003
The Denver Nuggets no longer are sans Francisco.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 5, 2003
Voshon Lenard soon could be wearing a Denver Nuggets uniform for the second time in his career.
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Vail Daily | Sep 5, 2003
Kobe Bryant's defense attorneys should not get his alleged victim's medical records, her attorney argues in a motion filed Thursday.
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Washington Post | Sep 5, 2003
The Washington Wizards will hire Tommy Sheppard, the longtime director of team services and player relations with the Denver Nuggets, to help oversee the team's basketball operations department, league sources said yesterday.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 4, 2003
Center Francisco Elson is about to finally become a member of the Denver Nuggets, but a deal isn't done yet.
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Vail Daily | Sep 3, 2003
Defense attorneys have requested medical records about a hospital stay last February in the Northern Colorado Medical Center in Greeley by Bryant's alleged victim.
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Rocky Mountain News | Sep 3, 2003
Chances are good that the Iowa man accused of threatening Kobe Bryant's alleged victim will reach a plea bargain with federal authorities, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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Vail Daily | Sep 1, 2003
Handling the hordes covering the Kobe Bryant case hasn't been cheap, but it's not a budget-buster, either.
