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Men’s basketball
N. Colorado honors Krause
Gonzaga University men’s basketball director of operations Jerry Krause was among those honored at the University of Northern Colorado Athletics Hall of Fame induction ceremonies Friday night.
Krause was an assistant coach on the 1965-66 Bears basketball team that will join the UNC Athletic Hall of Fame at the 15th induction ceremony that also includes the 1992 women’s tennis team and 12 individuals.
Krause, who was an assistant for three years, received his master’s degree in 1965 and his doctorate degree in 1967 from Northern Colorado.
The 1965-66 Bears squad posted a 21-5 overall record and an 11-1 mark in Rocky Mountain Conference play en route to the league title.
Men’s basketball
Santa Clara A.D. apologizes to GU
In an open letter to the “Santa Clara community,” Santa Clara University athletics director Dan Coonan said he apologized to Gonzaga coach Mark Few for the objects thrown on the court during the GU-Santa Clara game Thursday.
Both incidents – a tossed water bottle and a wadded piece of tin foil – resulted in technical fouls against the Broncos in what was a closely contested game.
“… Our men’s basketball team put up a very hard fight against the 17th-ranked team in the country,” Coonan wrote. “Unfortunately, the behavior of a few of the students in throwing objects onto the floor not only marred the game but contributed to the outcome and embarrassed the university.”
Coonan said the parties responsible will be subject to discipline, including a ban from all future Santa Clara sporting events.
“I continue to be inspired every day by all that is positive about Santa Clara students,” Coonan wrote. “I am confident that we will all use this as a learning moment and then put it behind us. Our vision is to have a loud and energetic but positive and classy student section at every home game.”
Football
Jaguars’ Williams faces drug charge
Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Reggie Williams, expected to leave the team as a free agent, faces DWI and marijuana possession charges.
A Houston police department spokesman said the 25-year-old Williams was arrested early Friday after he was pulled over during a routine traffic stop and officers smelled marijuana. Both charges are Class B misdemeanors.
Williams, a former standout at the University of Washington, was the ninth player selected in the 2004 draft. He has caught 189 passes for 2,322 yards and 18 touchdowns in his NFL career. He had 37 receptions for 364 yards and three touchdowns last season.
The Jaguars’ media relations office and Williams’ agent did not immediately return calls from the Associated Press.