Re: Roshown McLeod

[Sean Giovanello <sean.giovanello@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just heard this on my way back to the office and was surprised not to 
see more emails.  Celtics have been sold for 360 million to a local 
group out of Lexington...
hironaka@nomade.fr wrote:


> Roshown "hey,hey,you,you,get off of" McLeod has been 
> named an assistant coach at Fairfield.
>
> Its a bit sad to see a player retire so young due to 
> injuries. At least he can say he made it to the NBA and 
> did well for awhile. He never appeared in a single game 
> for Boston, but I remember reading he could shoot lights 
> out during warmups.
>
>
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>
> Roshown McLeod named assistant at Fairfield 
> Fairfield, CT (Sports Network) - Former NBA player 
> Roshown McLeod was named an assistant men's basketball 
> coach at Fairfield University Thursday. 
> "We are very fortunate to add someone like Roshown to our 
> coaching staff," head coach Tim O'Toole said. "Roshown is 
> an excellent teacher, and has the experience to help each 
> and every player on the court." 
> McLeod finished his NBA career with Boston, but failed to 
> play a game with the Celtics due to a left leg injury 
> that eventual cut his playing days short. He was acquired 
> by Boston in a trade with Philadelphia prior to the 2001-
> 02 season. 
> McLeod averaged 7.2 points and 2.7 rebounds in 113 games 
> over his injury- plagued NBA career. He was originally 
> selected by Atlanta in the first round -- 20th overall -- 
> of the 1998 NBA Draft out of Duke and spent his first two-
> plus seasons with the Hawks. He was traded to 
> Philadelphia along with Dikembe Mutombo in February 2001 
> for Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoc, Nazr Mohammed and Pepe 
> Sanchez. 
> "I am looking forward to working with the guys, and 
> helping them develop as players," McLeod said. "We have a 
> lot of talent on this team, and I'm anxious to help this 
> team win a lot of games. The staff here at Fairfield has 
> certainly helped me make the transition as a coach, and 
> made me feel really welcome." 
> McLeod played at Duke while O'Toole was an assistant 
> coach under Mike Krzyzewski. 
> 09/26 18:38:40 ET
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