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Turgeon accepts A&M job
Pat Sullivan/ ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mark Turgeon takes the stage as Texas A&M's new basketball coach on Tuesday in College Station, Texas, replacing coach Billy Gillispe five days after Gillisle left for Kentucky. Turgeon comes from Wichita State, where he led the Shockers to a 17-14 record in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2007.
Former Wichita State coach joins Big 12 Conference Tuesday
BY KRISTIE RIEKEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Mark Turgeon was introduced as Texas A&M's basketball coach Tuesday, just five days after Billy Gillisie left for Kentucky.
Turgeon comes to Texas A&M from Wichita State, where he led the Shockers in 2007 to a 17-14 record overall and 8-10 in the Missouri Valley Conference.
He was introduced at a news conference in a conference room above Reed Arena before being welcomed by about 2,000 A&M fans at a pep rally style event in the arena. The band played and fans whooped and hollered and some displayed signs that said things such as "Howdy" and "Welcome Turge, Gig Em."
Texas A&M athletic director Bill Byrne presented Turgeon with a maroon jacket before raving about his new coach.
"When we lost Billy last week we were very disappointed because he had worked so hard to take us to places we've never been at Texas A&M," Byrne said. "When he left, our goal was to get somebody to continue to lead us there and take us beyond that. That's why we started looking at Mark."
He takes over a team that Gillspie took from an 0-16 Big 12 record to its first trip to the NCAA tournament round of 16 since 1980 in three seasons. Texas A&M finished with a school-record 27 victories and was ranked in the top 10 for most of the season.
Turgeon and Byrne have known each other since 1990. Turgeon said the athletic director was key in his decision to take the job.
"I felt like it was a great opportunity for me," Turgeon said. "I was at a special place and a place that was very good to me and it was going to take a special place and a special
man and a place where I knew we could be successful to leave. I've had opportunities to leave before and nothing excited me the way A&M excited me."
Turgeon was 128-90 in seven seasons at Wichita State. He led the Shockers to three consecutive 20+ win seasons from 2004-2006, culminating with a trip to the round of 16 in the 2006 NCAA tournament.
Turgeon met with players at Wichita State on Monday night after taking the Aggies job, and he became emotional when discussing that meeting.
"It's hard and I'm here today because of those players and I told them that," he said, choking back tears. "I hope they're not as mad at me as they were last night."
Turgeon said he would be contacting the Aggie recruits Tuesday afternoon and will work to keep them committed to the school.
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Authorities investigate claim Eight California community college players suspended
BY JORDAN ROBERTSON
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One witness told KNTV that at least
SAN JOSE, Calif. Authorities are investigating a woman's claim that she was sexually assaulted in December by community college baseball players at a house where police said a 17-year-old girl was raped during a party in March.
The team canceled three games after the teen's allegations surfaced last month but has resumed playing.
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