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Eddren McCain

I have tried to track him down with no success, but it does appear he is not playing basketball anywhere.
 
....reportedly back home with family but even the other players at BU don't know for sure
 
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The sad fact is the EM was doing well academically and I really hope he does not stray to far from that path.
 
I hope he gets himself straightened out because he could still contribute somewhere on the basketball floor and he seemed to be a good person that has had to deal with a lot of bad things in his life, good luck to him in whatever he chooses to do with the rest of his life and I still hope he gets his confidence back and gets back in college and plays more ball.
 
For those who did not catch up with where Eddren landed...
he just finished his junior year at Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX, a very competetive (HBCU) NAIA school.

In his junior season last year Eddren led the entire NATION in assists @ 7.16/game (to go with 10 ppg) and was 2nd team ALL CONFERENCE, also having an assist to turnover ratio of almost 3.
He also achieved Player of the Week honors and led his team to 21 wins..
http://www.redriverconference.com/f/Basketball_(Men)/Basketball_All-Conference_(Men)_2011.php

There is no word if Eddren will return for one more year - as there was rumor he may leave to play pro ball.....
 
bu fan 9 said:
Where is he playing? How is he doing?
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As first mentioned back in July - and only because he's gone NAIA and still has eligibility -
Eddren McCain has now transferred to Texas College (NAIA) and playing this year...
He is averaging 12.0 ppg, 5 assists, 4.3 rebs, and 40% from 3-pt range..
they are 3-1

http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pag...=10&sg=MBB&sea=NAIMBB_2012&team=443&plr=97103

http://www.focusinon.me/News/Newspa...1414_xPsCnzK#!i=2188051414&k=xPsCnzK&lb=1&s=A
 
Do you think maybe this had something to do with McCain leaving BU-
http://www.peoriacounty.org/sheriff/warrants

Warrant Details
Name Mccain, Eddren Obrian Height 5'11"
Offense Unlaw Possession Cannabis Weight 165lbs
Case Number 10CM00711 Sex Male
Order Date Jan 14, 2011 Race Black
Date of Birth Nov 2, 1989 Bond Amount $3,000
Address 2430 Raymond Rd


Jackson, Ms 39212 Cash Bond No
10% Eligible Yes
 
Yes, it happened in March 2010 and was discussed here on BradleyFans...

www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15305

and as you can tell from the thread - within hours after his arrest McCain was dismissed not just from the team but from the university...
Eddren has some issues in his background but for the most part has never been in this kind of trouble before...

...what's interesting about that arrest is that Eddren was inside of a car when the officers decided to open the car door and arrest the occupants...LINK
Had Eddren decided to fight the charges - he'd have likely had them overturned - but he accepted deferment and thus after a specified period - the charges were actually dropped anyway without even having to go to trial...

never the less - Bradley properly and fairly disciplined Eddren and he was off the team just as should happen at other schools but routinely does NOT...
I don't excuse this kind of conduct nor any illegal behavior, but as far as we know, he has not had further issues.
 
Man do those bring back some memories. Hard to imagine any coach could be more polarizing than JL was. Regardless of your thoughts on the coaching change, you have to agree the program is better off today than it was 2 years ago.
 
I think you'd find a fair amount of disagreement - not only among the 4500 or so who were there Saturday but also among the several thousand that would have been there but were not...
 
I've talked to a fair amount of people who mostly agree with the positive future outlook of the program. The Saturday of thanksgiving is a horrible day for attendance especially for a program that needs the casual fan turnout. You can't get that with a mediocre team playimg a bad team over a hoiday weekend.
 
I am not going to spend time regurgitating all the old arguments pro and con. But the previous coach did have 20+ win seasons 4 years in a row, went to a Sweet 16, had 5 winning seasons in a row, until the 2010-2011 season which was not entirely his fault with 2 All-MVP starters out for the year, set records for fund raising and development, and averaged over 9000 attendance for his tenure. He also was expecting a great recruiting class, which included 1 or 2 outstanding spring recruits in addition to those who had already signed (Tyler Brown + a big man), which disappeared with his firing.
There is no way even the most ardent JL-haters would say our record last year would have been as bad as 7-25 if not for the coaching change.
I have high hopes and optimism for the new coach, too, but there is no question the coaching change and the fallout caused a huge setback for this program, which will take years to overcome.

Any fan is entitled to their opinions, but to say "the program is better off today than it was 2 years ago", is certainly debatable.
 
And following that sweet 16 run his teams in conference won 9, 10, 9, 5 there was no reason to expect things were getting better and I'm pround the administration refused to settle for mediocrity. I don't care about 20+ wins that's as exclusive as football teams making bowl games, and recruits are just that recruits. I'm more than happy to tear something down if it means being better off than you would have been in 3-4 years. Also don't forget some of the upper classmen contributing to these poor teams were once highly regarded JL recruits.
 
DeltaBrave03 said:
And following that sweet 16 run his teams in conference won 9, 10, 9, 5 there was no reason to expect things were getting better and I'm pround the administration refused to settle for mediocrity. I don't care about 20+ wins that's as exclusive as football teams making bowl games, and recruits are just that recruits. I'm more than happy to tear something down if it means being better off than you would have been in 3-4 years. Also don't forget some of the upper classmen contributing to these poor teams were once highly regarded JL recruits.
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OK, I don't agree, but I respect your opinion. But please be equal and fair in assessing where we are now and in the future. There is simply no way 7-25, and 2 conference wins can be said to be a better place that where we were.

By the way, JL had 11 conference wins in 2006, then had 10. 9, 10, 9, and 4 in the following 5 seasons. When we get back to 9 or 10 MVC wins, then come back and tell us how much better we are, not when we have 2.
 
You know i didn't mean the team is better today, but over JL's last 4 seasons Bradley was never an elite conference title contender. When results stagnate and begin to decline, you lose hope. I don't think anyone will argue JL did phenomenal things for the university, and a lot of future success will be due in part to him, but the hope of becoming elite was lost.
 
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