FYI: Kid Who Crushed Us In Tournament Leaves Washington

[Golden Avalanche]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ap-washington-turnertransfers

His second half felt like Jean Felix redux.

[HouWarrior]

Elston Turner (jr), leaving Washington,  is the son of Elston Turner, former 1st round NBA pick of the Rockets, who is now an asst coach w/Rick Adelman on the rockets. (you know you are old when kids names ring a bell because you followed their dad's carreers--lol)

If there is MU interest, its time for buzz to book a flight here--

My real guess though is he'll come back down to A&M, or Baylor-- poss UH, as UH just hired back Alvin Franklin, Pat Foster's UH recruiting asst, to work w/Dickey, and revitalize UH recruiting/relations in Htown

[nyg]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recruiting/player-Elston-Turner-53913

We were interested back in 2008.  I remembered his name and found the Rivals link.

[77ncaachamps]

Yes we were, but the thought was - and was true - he'd go West.

I bet he ends up at Butler.

[HouWarrior]

Yes we were, but the thought was - and was true - he'd go West.

I bet he ends up at Butler.

Butler?
Houston kid leaves west coast team to go to school in indy?
Elston senior (dad) grew up in Knoxvile TN, was a star at Old Miss , ...after NBA, young elston was raised in Sacramento, and Portland, while dad coached with adelman. Indiana is only a place on the map to this family.
do you actually you know something on Elston going to butler, or did you simply just pick a name from the 64 team field?
Does it matter that no butler player is from west coast or texas, andthat 10 of the 14 hail from indiana?

[77ncaachamps]

Hou warrior... I thought you've been on here long enough to know teal means sarcasm?

[HouWarrior]

Hou warrior... I thought you've been on here long enough to know teal means sarcasm?

very sorry --ignorance is no excuse for my impertinence

[77ncaachamps]

very sorry --ignorance is no excuse for my impertinence

no worries.

back to the topic..to an MU fan, Turner's announcement is a year too late!

[HouWarrior]

his coach guesses UT or A&M.....

"Washington coach Lorenzo Romar told reporters he was surprised, but not shocked by the transfer of guard Elston Turner.

The sophomore who hit big 3-pointers coming off the bench during the Huskies' late-season run into the Sweet 16, would have had a chance to compete for a starting role on a team that could contend for a Pac-10 title.

But Turner, the son of an NBA assistant coach, will move on and become one of at least a dozen players to transfer out of the Pac-10 this offseason. On the radio, he said he didn't want to be labeled a 3-point shooter and wanted to go somewhere to expand his overall game -- like closer to home at Texas A&M or Texas. "