Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Day After: College Comings And Goings

Blake Griffin, to no one's surprise, is heading to the NBA Draft...
((HT: KWTV/News9))

Jerry Tipton's work in Lexington has Jodie Meeks declaring for the draft, but not hiring an agent.
Seth Emerson at The State checks in with Devan Downey putting his name in the draft, but like Meeks, is not picking up an agent either.
Sean Miller shows up in Arizona and gets 5-years and $11-million.

Steve Rivera from the Tucson Citizen checks in...
"Miller was greeted enthusiastically by about 150 students at McKale Center as he arrived around 11 a.m.

UA officials released a term sheet they are using as part of contract negotiations with Miller, but they do not have a draft. Some media reports put Miller's contract at up to $18 million over seven years, with the $1 million signing bonus.

The contract must be approved by the Arizona Board of Regents.

Several reporters asked about the current financial crisis, where tuition is increasing and jobs being cut at Arizona. Livengood pointed out that Miller's contract will not be funded by tuition dollars. The UA athletic department operates on its own."

KVOA's David Marino looks at Miller's salary...

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