Chris Murray has talked with Tyrone Hansen's latest former coach.
Hanson's dismissal from JC team 'very similar' to Nevada situation
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
February 20, 2009
Former Nevada basketball player Tyrone Hanson was given a second chance at Nevada and threw it away. He was given a second chance at Arkansas-Fort Smith and did the same.
Hanson, who was kicked off the Wolf Pack in October 2007, was dismissed from his junior college team earlier this month for nearly an identical transgression.
"It was a very, very similar situation that occurred at Nevada," his JC coach, Josh Newman, said Thursday, declining to provide the exact rule he violated.
Prior to last season, Nevada coach Mark Fox removed Hanson from the Wolf Pack when the sophomore went to a Halloween party after being instructed not to go out that night -- his second violation of team rules (the first was a positive marijuana test, which resulted in him being suspended from a scrimmage). Hanson was beaten and robbed at the Halloween party, which resulted in a triple homicide... Go here for the remainder.
Friday, February 20, 2009
A little more on Tyrone Hansen's latest departure
Monday, February 16, 2009
Remember Tyrone Hansen?
Do you recall Coach Mark Fox booting Tyrone Hansen off the Wolf Pack squad last season because of a pattern of disobeying off-the-court directives?
Hansen end up at Fort Smith in Arkansas (the junior college -- it's not a military base) and seemed remorseful, attempting to begin anew. Here's an article with the details.
NevadaProud at the SilverandBlue Nevada fan site has discovered that Hansen is now no longer at Fort Smith.
Lions Dismiss Pair
Bobby Swafford
Times Record
February 7, 2009
...UAFS coach Josh Newman has dismissed a pair of players from the program for violation of team rules.
Jared Cunningham, a preseason all-American, and Tyrone Hanson both have been removed from the team.
Cunningham averaged 9.9 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game in 23 games for the Lions while Hanson was third on the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game and 5.4 rebounds...
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