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Student body presidency: new dog, old tricks

By Grace Hoyte E D I T O R

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As one student body president begins to wrap up his term, another is taking over the reins. After an eventful Student Government (SG) campaign season, Chris Griffin and Alec Waid were elected president- and vice president-elect.

Two grievances stood in the way of Griffin and Waid’s confirmation following a sizable victory against presidential hopefuls Mike Malanga and Nicole Hudson.

However, a trial Monday yielded no evidence to support an allegation that the pair had provided false information to Student Government Advising, Training and Operations (SGATO).

Then, Supervisor of Elections Carson Sadro said, SG Attorney General Richard LaMura filed a motion to dismiss a grievance regarding a mobile polling station, for which no evidence could be provided.

Ultimately, the two were confirmed Tuesday, and their swearing-in ceremony will take place in late April.

The transition into office will be a busy one, and current

Chris Griffin (right) and Alec Waid were elected student body president and vice president March 4, but they were finally confirmed Tuesday after several grievances against their ticket were dismissed in the Student Government Supreme Court. ORACLE PHOTO/ADAM MATHIEU student body president Andy Rodriguez advised the newly elected pair to cherish what free time they have now. “(They’ve got to) be ready to often be the first person in the office in the morning and the last one to leave at night,” he said.

“But, (as for) advice: get mentally prepared, and enjoy your free

time now, while you still have some of it.”

Griffin said he and Waid are already waist deep in work, with plans to begin fulfilling campaign promises. Among the first of their initiatives is a ticket office at the university that will provide students with discounted admission to attractions around

Florida, including Disney World and University Studios Orlando.

“We’ve started working with Disney and Universal, trying to get them on board with our ticket center,” Griffin said. “We want to make sure that our students, when they’re not in school, that they have other avenues.”

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Students stand against human trafficking

By Abby Rinaldi C O - N E W S

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They won’t stop standing, not even to sleep.

For 24 straight hours, the International Justice Mission (IJM) at USF will stand up in an attempt to raise awareness for victims of human trafficking as part of IJM’s Stand for Freedom event.

Stand for Freedom begins at 10 p.m. Thursday and runs through 10 p.m. Friday and takes place on the lawn outside of the library. The event is about bringing awareness to slavery

and violence against those in poverty, with the slogan “one day for their everyday.”

“We’re basically standing on campus for 24 hours as a justice

Labour Organization (ILO), a special agency of the United Nations, almost 21 million people, 11.4 million women and 9.5 million men, are used for forced labor.

“We’re basically standing on campus for 24 hours as a justice hub to let students know that this is an issue still.”

Abby Parrigan USF IJM chapter president

hub to let students know that this is an issue still,” IJM USF chapter president Abby Parrigan said.

According to the International

Those enslaved by private individuals and enterprises reaches almost 19 million, with 4.5 million in sex slavery. Human trafficking linked to forced labor

is a $150 billion illegal industry in the United States, according to ILO. Florida ranks third in the nation in sex trafficking based on the number of calls made to the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline in 2011, according to the organization’s website.

“This is an issue that is something that all of our members are so passionate about because it involves 30 million people in the world today that are being enslaved,” Parrigan said.

“This event is really our outlet to just make students more

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But he emphasized that hiring an executive cabinet will be first priority.

“We want to make sure we’re hiring the best team. We’re going to make sure our students know these positions are there,” Griffin said. “Anybody who wants to can talk to us about it.”

Rodriguez also emphasized the importance of the cabinet during a president’s term. It’s hard, he said, to decide whom to hire from a pool of over 100 applicants and to make sure they have direction and incentive once hired.

“If I could do one thing differently, it would be to make sure the members of the cabinet are a little more invested in the smaller platform points we didn’t accomplish,” Rodriguez said.

With a staff in place, Griffin said he and his vice president will be able to get started with the largest tenets of their campaign platform.

“I think it all comes in and you’ve got to work on it, holistically,” Griffin said. “We’ve started meeting with parking, because

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that was a big thing we wanted to fix, so that will be one of the initial conversations. But I think there are other departments that need our help, too. It’ll really depend on the timelines of the people that we work with.”

As the year draws to a close, Rodriguez said he is glad he and his cabinet were able to accomplish most of the major elements of his campaign, but he wished they had been able to focus more on the finer details.

“There are things I think we could have done, but due to time, we’re not going to get finished,” Rodriguez said.

Although, Griffin is confident that with hiring out of the way, he and Waid will have a solid foundation for keeping the promises they’ve made to the student body and the university.

“It’s a hard job, it’s not going to be super easy; there’s going to be a lot of difficulties,” Griffin said. “But I don’t think there’s anything I’m anticipating right now will be too hard.”

As a public figure, the student body president is open to criticism from every angle, and Rodriguez warned of the scope of that criticism. “(We are criticized) no matter

what our decision is, no matter if we genuinely do what we believe is right, or we do what we think the student body would like the most, and it’s something they’re going to have to deal with,” he said. “And it’s something that people don’t really talk about.”

But ultimately, Rodriguez said the experience was “absolutely” worth it.

“As I end my term, I’m glad to have my life back, but I wouldn’t change anything. This was an amazing experience,” he said.

“Not many people at this point in their lives get to supervise 26 employees and oversee an over a million budget and help in allocation of a $15 million budget the way that I’ve had to opportunity to.”

Once his term is completed, Rodriguez said he’s going back to life as a student, completing his degree and hopefully stepping into the working world at an engineering firm.

Meanwhile, Griffin is eager to get started.

“It’s pretty great to finally be able to get into action and get our jobs done,” Griffin said. “(I’m most excited about) getting to interact with our students as their peer, their representative.”

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aware of the issue today and that there’s people around the world within in our country and within many other countries that are being forced to work for no pay or kids that are three and four years old working in fields with machetes trying to source the goods in our country.”

IJM is a global organization that works to rescue victims of all forms of exploitation and oppression, according to the organization’s website.

The organization uses a team of lawyers, investigators, social workers, community activists and other individuals through a network of 17 offices in the field.

Local chapters, such as the USF faction, focus more on raising funds through events on campus, such as their previous Java for Justice event and the upcoming Stand for Freedom.

Stand for Freedom takes place on college campuses across the nation during a week of dates put out by IJM. The USF chapter also focuses

on raising awareness for the cause, collaborating with different organizations and growing the membership.

During Stand for Freedom, members of the USF chapter and other participants will remain standing for an entire 24 hours while putting on a number of activities, according to Parrigan.

The group has planned game such as corn hole and Jenga, a scavenger hunt, a worship hour and other activities. Waffle House will be serving free waffles on Friday morning and there will be fair trade coffee served throughout the event.

As part of the fundraising effort, the chapter will be selling baked goods and bracelets. They will also raffle off a Chick-fil-A basket. There will be 10-minute sit down passes sold for a dollar or given out as prizes for games.

The goal is to raise $150 for a trafficking rescue for victims.

There will also be a petition concerning Mars chocolate and its use of trafficked cocoa beans in its products. The company switched to fair trade beans in the UK but has yet to do so in the United States.

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Audit report highlights flawed athletics program Breanne Williams COLU M N I ST

USF violated state law, according to a report by Florida’s auditor general.

In an effort to become a leader in college athletics, the university has spent years hiring high profile coaches in hopes of resuscitating mediocre teams.

However, many of those hires came with contracts that call for more compensation than Florida legally allows if the individual is fired. For instance, in 2014 when Athletic Director Doug Woolard “retired,” he was paid $610,927 in severance pay.

This was not only more than $100,000 over his annual salary, it also exceeded the 20-week legal limit set by Florida state law by a margin of $415,169.

Though Woolard was replaced due to “wide-ranging dissatisfaction” with both the USF’s football and men’s basketball programs, he was allowed to remain at the school until 2015, when his contract expired.

Every college wants a flourishing athletics program, but it’s obvious USF’s current method of hiring coaches is not working.

According to athleticbusiness. com, USF spent nearly $7 million on legal settlement and contract buyouts for three former coaches: Jim Leavitt, Skip Holtz and Stan Heath.

Holtz was terminated five short months after receiving a contract extension. Woolard explained that other universities were pursuing Holtz and thus it was essential to bind him to USF. Then he quickly changed his mind and fired him, at great cost to the school.

Last year, current football coach Willie Taggart began the journey to making Bulls football something the school can be proud of. 2015 ended with an 8-5 record, the best season the team has had since 2010.

School spirit is high and USF is slowly coming back on sports fans’ radars.

But at what cost?

One good season does not guarantee Taggart will be successful in the future, and if USF decides to let him go, its track record has proven it will be costly to the school.

However, pointing the finger solely at USF would be hypocritical. Colleges across the country are dishing out outrageous funds to secure competent coaches.

The logic behind the hiring process of coaches defies reason.

Players are recruited based off of what they’ve accomplished, the skills they have demonstrated time and time again on the field.

Coaches, however, are signed based off of what they will hopefully do. As soon as a coach has one semi-successful season, he’s offered a contract extension to prevent other schools from snatching him up.

One strong season does not a successful coach make.

Universities need to stop throwing funds at men and women who have yet to prove their worth.

Colleges need to alter the way they dish out contracts and be hesitant to throw extensions at every coach able to scrape together a handful of wins.

It’s obvious universities are going to continue to direct their focus towards athletics, but unless something changes, there will continue to be thousands of dollars wasted every year on someone the university is not even utilizing.

While USF continues to claim the payout was simply a misunderstanding, one thing is abundantly clear: the hiring system for athletics is flawed and will continue to plague universities until a more realistic method is utilized to secure coaches.

Breanne Williams junior majoring in communications.

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What you said

Student body President-elect Chris Griffin and Vice President-elect Alec Waid are working to get discounted tickets to Disney World and Universal Studios for USF students. Opinion Editor Breanne Williams asked students if they think this is a good amenity to bring to campus.

“Personally, I wouldn’t buy them because I have family that works at Disney, so I get tickets for free.”

- Carlos De Lucca, a junior majoring in criminology

“It depends on the discount. I would buy it if it was a noticeable discount, but not if it’s small.”

- Natasha Ocasio, a junior majoring in communication sciences

“I want to say it would be a good idea, but it’s hard to find a lot of time to go due to the distance. It isn’t the highest priority at USF.” - Nathan Osborne, a freshman majoring in mechanical engineering

“I like it. It’s not something you can go to everyday, but it’s something special.”

- Lorna Brown, a sophomore majoring in integrative animal biology

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By Averi Goetz C O R R E S P O N D E N T

USF Housing and Residential Education is hosting a “Game of Thrones” Catch Up Event on April 24 for students to view the season five ending of the popular HBO show “Game of Thrones,” followed by the much-anticipated season six premiere.

“Essentially, what the event will be is a chance for residents to get together on a Sunday night at o n e o f

our common areas on campus, and they’ll be watching the last two or the last one episode of season five of ‘Game of Thrones,’” said Gregory Bowers, USF assistant director for communications.

HBO sponsored a prescreening event last year on campus of the season five premiere.

“Last year, we had over 700 people, so we were not able to accommodate everyone. Now this year’s event is different, because we are not doing a pre-screening,” Bowers said.

HBO isn’t releasing pre-screenings for season six, so they decided to host the catch up event due to the huge interest in the show

around campus.

“We are HBO customers because here on campus we provide HBO to all of our residents,” Bowers said.

“We have some surprises coming directly from HBO for us,” said Bowers.

The season five finale of “Game of Thrones” aired on

“Essentially, what the event will be is a chance for residents to get together on a Sunday night at one of our common areas on campus, and they’ll be watching the last two or the last one episode of season five of ‘Game of Thrones.’”

Gregory Bowers Assistant director for communications at USF

The event will also include many giveaways, such as “The North Remembers” t-shirts, socks, books on how to speak “Dothraki,” official posters, crowns and more. A raffle is also in the works.

June 14, 2015. Although it’s been less than a year, the complexity of the episodes has caused many fans to request a recap of the dramatic ending, which included a bloody array of betrayal and blindness.

There is a Facebook pool to decide whether the last two episodes or just the last episode will be shown, which will also determine the event’s starting time. Currently, more students are in favor of showing the last two episodes.

The location has yet to be determined, and will be decided on the amount of students that are planning to attend the event. Students should say they are “going” on the event’s Facebook page, so that correct accommodations can be made.

For updated information on the time and location of the event, and to say you’re attending, check the Facebook page, HBO “Game of Thrones” Catch Up.

(From left) Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) and Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) are just some of the central characters featured in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

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game.”

Sanders soon put that energy into baseball, playing on travel teams before eventually attending Buchholz High School in Gainesville.

In his time at Buchholz, Sanders was a two-year letter winner, winning seven games in his senior season with a 0.55 ERA. As a senior, he led his team to the district semifinals, but the loss he took in that game is still one that sticks with him — adding fuel to his fiery hatred of losing.

Sanders pitched the entire game for his team, giving up four runs, three of which were unearned. His team lost 5-4, ending his high school career and chance of a state title.

“The team we played, they were like the number two team in the state and we were not even close, we weren’t supposed to win,” Sanders said. “That’s how I ended my high school career was losing. Of course I wasn’t expecting to win state, but it was a game we should have won so it’s kind of just bugged me.

“It’s in the past, but some days it irks me when I see stuff from high school and I’m just like, ‘Man, if only we won that game, what could have happened?’”

Despite his success at Buchholz, the 5-foot-10, 135pound Sanders didn’t have the size many Division I scouts look for in pitchers.

“I was just naïve; I didn’t think I needed (the weight),” Sanders said. “I’ve always had success so why do I need it? I was throwing 85-86 (mph) and still getting guys out, so I didn’t think I needed to make a jump.”

With no D-I offers on the table, Sanders had to choose between committing to his education or continuing his baseball career.

His parents advised him to focus on education, as a junior college degree isn’t regarded as highly as a four-year degree from a university. But Sanders, refusing to give up on his passion, chose to enroll at Daytona State College.

Sanders worked tirelessly in the gym in his two years there and began to see the results.

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By the time Sanders was finished at Daytona State, he left weighing just shy of 180 pounds and with the ability to throw up to 91 mph.

Several D-I schools called to offer Sanders that fall in 2015, and he settled on USF after his visit.

“I thought he was a guy that would be able to step in the door and contribute right away,” USF recruiting coordinator Mike Current said. “I think certainly up to this point, he’s fulfilled my expectations for sure.”

It wasn’t long after joining the Bulls that Sanders’ competitive spirit was reignited with new purpose.

“When Ryan (Valdes) broke his finger at the beginning of this semester when they started putting everyone in their roles, you could just see a fire in Phoenix that he had an opportunity to throw on Friday night and he wasn’t going to let that opportunity slip by,” Eveld said. “He just had a spark in him.”

Sanders earned the ace role shortly before the season and has excelled thus far, owning a 2-1 record with a 1.85 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 39 innings.

“He came in to be part of a group of pitchers we would consider and he’s pitched well enough to be our Friday night guy,” USF coach Mark Kingston said. “He’s a big competitor. He has a very good fastball command and he has a breaking pitch that’s a very good swingand-miss pitch.”

While Sanders maintains a steady focus on the mound, Eveld said he’s anything but that as soon as he steps foot in the dugout.

“He’s a goofball,” Eveld said.

“He always wants to joke around, always laughing. When he steps in between the lines, he’s a different monster.”

Sanders, who has three siblings who also bear names of cities (Dallas, 11, Hudson, 7, Brooklyn, 4), has a personality as unique as his name according to Current.

“He’s a little quirky, in a good way,” Current said. “He’s a guy that doesn’t take himself too seriously and likes to keep things loose. He’s definitely a little different — he’s a lot more relaxed and laid back when he doesn’t have the ball in his hands.”

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Cousins while at Kentucky.

There’s no question that the one-and-done system has produced some of the best talent in the NBA, and though skeptics will persist that programs like Kentucky are bad for college hoops and its players, the numbers show otherwise.

According to a Sports Illustrated article analyzing the success of Kentucky’s oneand-done products compared to other schools, Kentuckybred players had exceptionally better numbers in career player efficiency rating (14.8 compared to 11.7), value over replacement (3.9 to 1.0) and win shares (10.8 to 5.9) since 2010.

Above all else, the relationship between top talent and its school is symbiotic. The schools enjoy the increased revenue brought in by highprofile players, and the athletes get their careers propelled toward a chance at NBA stardom.

More often than not, in Antigua’s eyes, it’s in the player’s best interest to leave school early.

At a Glendale hotel, following Memphis’ 2009 Sweet Sixteen loss to Missouri, Antigua, along with Calipari, pulled guard Tyreke Evans aside hours after the Sporting News Freshman of the Year poured in 33 points.

“I said, ‘well kid, there’s nothing left for you to do in college. It’s been great coaching you,’” Antigua joked. “And he was like, ‘what? What do you mean? What are you talking about?’ I said, ‘yeah, you’re not coming back next year.’”

Evans is currently with the Pelicans after a stint with the Kings, where he was named NBA Rookie of the Year.

One of the primary aspects in making this life-altering decision, past the fame of being an NBA hot shot, is the money that accompanies it.

Based on the 2015 draft, the average yearly salary for an NBA lottery pick (picks 1-14) is around $3.39 million, with top pick Towns earning $5.81 million, according to Forbes.com.

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“If your son has an opportunity to go and make six, seven or eight million, why is he going to school?” Antigua said. “You’re going to school to get educated so you can put yourself in position to have a really good job and so you can take care of your family. These kids are getting an opportunity to do that in a sport that they love.”

But what goes into evaluating a player for the next level?

Antigua said that’s up to the NBA scouts.

“They all could benefit (from staying), but whether they’re ready or not all depends on the team that’s evaluating them and taking them,” Antigua said. “Could they benefit? Absolutely, they benefit from getting better educated, becoming physically more mature, their game evolving and developing, but that’s for the NBA to decide.”

As a coaching staff, Antigua said, all you can do is provide the player with as much information as possible and let them decide.

“What information can we gather for them to help them make an educated decision?”

Antigua said. “(Calipari) works probably twice as hard as he does recruiting them as he does getting information for them and their families so they can make an educated decision on whether they should pursue or should return. It’s a family decision.”

For some players, like Orlando Magic power forward Aaron Gordon — a 20-yearold, one-and-done product of the University of Arizona — that decision isn’t hard at all.

In an interview with the Orlando Sentinel, Gordon praised the system and added that college isn’t for everyone, including him.

“I love exactly where I’m at right now. This is my dream: to play in the NBA, to play against the best in the world and I get to do it on a daily basis,” Gordon said. “My dream was never to play college basketball. My dream is to do this and I’m doing it.

“I think college is good for opening your eyes to another experience and a better level of play. But if you don’t take college seriously, it really doesn’t do anything for you.”

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Pelican power forward Anthony Davis was arguably the top talent of Antigua’s stint at Kentucky. The Wildcats finished undefeated, winning the national championship in Davis’ only year. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE

ates in a rhythm free of emotion.

He works quickly, allowing a brief moment before rocking back into his windup again and again.

In his last start, he pitched a complete-game shutout against Dartmouth that was finished in less than two hours. His effort earned him AAC Pitcher of the Week and an early night for everyone at the ballpark.

“When I’m at my best and just going, going, going, that’s when I know I can just feel stuff coming out,” Sanders said. “I just stay middle, never get too high or too low, pitch emotionless.”

Sanders hasn’t personally had to suffer much losing this season, with just one loss on his record, but with USF owning a 14-11 record, he has surely had his share of frustration.

If his last start is any indication, he won’t have to cope with much losing this season.

“I just can’t stand it, I just don’t like losing,” Sanders said.

“That means you’re better than me at something and if someone is better than me at something, I should have drive to be better than them.”

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Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke The Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael Rundown Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Peters dismissed Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns,

by Antigua Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cous USF announced Wednesday that sophomore guard Roddy ins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Peters has been dismissed from the men’s basDavis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, ketball team by coach Orlando Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd Antigua. Peters, who only -Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-An played in 10 games this sea- Peters thony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, De son before suffering an ankle injury, was reportedly dismissed marcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, for repeated violations of school policy, according to the Tampa Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Bay Times. The former Maryland guard, who transferred to USF Evans, Devin Booker, Karl-Anthony Towns, Trey Lyles, Anthony Davis, Michael prior to the 2015 season, will now look for his third school in Kidd-Gilchrist, John Wall, Demarcus Cousins, Tyreke Evans, Devin Booker, as many years. “I wish Roddy the best of luck,” Antigua said in a brief press release.

Mike McFarland signs with Colts Former USF tight end Mike McFarland signed a contract with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday, per his agent. McFarland signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free McFarland agent in 2015, but a knee injury sidelined him during camp. McFarland participated in USF’s pro day on Mar. 21. The 6-foot-5.

252-pound tight end had 643 yards and two touchdowns in four years at USF. MORE COVERAGE ONLINE

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One-and-done USF coach Orlando Antigua in favor of one-year wonders

By Jacob Hoag S P O R T S

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E D I T O R

he discussion of oneand-done athletes is one of the more polarizing topics of college basketball that circulates this time of year.

As the March Madness confetti settles, young athletes — some not even 20 years old — make the decision to stay in college or pursue an NBA career.

The idea of athletes using college programs as pit stops during their journey to the NBA is a cause for concern for some, while others see it as the player’s right to pursue a professional career after just one year at the collegiate level.

USF men’s basketball coach Orlando Antigua, who spent five seasons at the University of Kentucky churning out lot-

tery picks as an assistant to John Calipari, is in favor of

“At that point, they’re

able to make some really important decisions — they’re able to vote, they’re able to represent their country in the armed forces — so they should have the opportunity to work and play in the NBA.” Orlando Antigua USF men’s basketball

the latter.

“I think if they have the talent and the ability to go straight to the pros, they should be allowed to,” Antigua said, who helped produce mul-

tiple draft picks at Memphis.

“At that point, they’re able to make some really important decisions — they’re able to vote, they’re able to represent their country in the armed forces — so they should have the opportunity to work and play in the NBA.” During Antigua’s stint with the Wildcats, Kentucky had 29 players selected in the NBA draft — 15 of whom were freshman. Some recent notables include three-time NBA All-Star point guard John Wall (No. 1 overall, Washington Wizards), All-NBA first-team center Anthony Davis (No. 1 overall, New Orleans Pelicans) and last year’s No. 1 overall pick Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Antigua also coached Sacramento Kings center Demarcus Cousins, brother of current USF center Jaleel

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Sanders embodies winning culture

Phoenix Sanders GOUSFBULLS.COM

By Vinnie Portell S T A F F

W R I T E R

There is nothing that gets under Phoenix Sanders’ skin quite like losing.

From pitching under the bright lights on Friday nights to playing cards with his teammates in the locker room, the Bulls junior pitcher has only one thing on his mind: just win.

“When we were little, the guys I grew up with were super competitive so when we would lose, we’d end up getting in fights with each other because no one wanted to lose,” Sanders said.

“If it was a bang-bang call in whiffle ball, everyone would be screaming. So I grew up just hating losing.”

To this day, Sanders’ competitive fire still burns bright, as teammate Tommy Eveld has witnessed on a regular occasion.

“It happens every day,” Eveld said. “We play a lot of cards, a game similar to spades. If he’s winning or losing, he’s yelling because he’s just that into the

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