Kentucky Guard Suspended

[buddy]

Kentucky's Fitch & Sears Suspended for Tennessee Game

Sophomore guards reportedly got into a fight on the team plane after loss to Georgia

Kentucky's Gerald Fitch averages 9.5 points per game.


Feb 17, 2002


LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky sophomore guards Gerald Fitch and Cory Sears were suspended and will not play in Tuesday's game against Tennessee for "behavior detrimental to the team," Coach Tubby Smith said in a statement Sunday.


A Lexington television station, WTVQ-TV, reported that Fitch and Sears got into a fight on the team plane as the No. 10 Wildcats were returning to Lexington after a 78-69 loss at No. 21 Georgia on Saturday.


Kentucky sports information director Brooks Downing did not immediately return a call on Sunday.


Fitch is Kentucky's fourth-leading scorer, averaging 9.5 points per game. He scored 17 points in Saturday's loss, the Wildcats' third in their last seven games.


Sears is a walk-on who has seen limited action this season and is averaging 0.8 points per game.


Smith was unavailable for further comment Sunday, but had his regular pre-game news conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. EST on Monday.

 

[Gilligan]

Have not been able to confirm this as of yet, but if true, it will be a bad loss for the Ky team. This team is in turmoil. The only two players they have that are playing true TEAM ball right now are Gerald Fitch and Chuck Hayes. There are too many individuals playing for themselves on this team. Prince is a great player, but not one that can carry a team on his back. Plus take into account the following: Parker out for entire season, Stone transfers to main rival (Louisville), and heralded fresh Carruth not getting playing time for disciplinary reasons, and big talk of transferring. That along with Bogans having a TERRIBLE year after thinking of going pro after last season (what a joke!). Tubby has his hands full right now, and he is still contimplating changing his starting line-up. That is something you should not be doing this time of year. Two former players (Sean Woods and Cameron Mills) who play in the summer with these guys were on a radio show following the Georgia loss saying that these guys did not have any chemistry an really don't enjoy playing together!! My recommendation is not to play this team either way. They are deffinately NOT playing well right now, but have the TALENT to play with anyone on any given night. If you do play on/agianst them, it is a big crap shoot as to which team will show. :shrug: