Herb Pope to practice with team

Christmas came early to both Herb Pope and Coach Marvin Menzies, as well as the entire Aggie men's basketball team, as the freshman power forward is to begin practicing.

As usual Jason Groves is on top of it all:

Aggie notes: Pope to practice with team
Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News
12/24/2007

LAS CRUCES - After filing and being awarded a court ordered injunction on Friday, New Mexico State University freshman forward Herb Pope is slated to rejoin his Aggies teammates in practice this week.

"That's the plan," said NMSU men's basketball coach Marvin Menzies, who will return to Las Cruces to hold practice Dec. 26.

On Friday, State District Judge Jerald Valentine signed a restraining order restraining the NCAA from declaring Pope ineligible and ordering New Mexico State University to give him his Pell Grant, according to Pope's attorney, Stephen Hubert of Las Cruces...

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