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goduke.com - 6/24/2009
Elliot Williams To Leave Duke For Family Medical Reasons - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site
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DURHAM, N.C. – Rising sophomore Elliot Williams has decided to leave Duke University for family medical reasons, school officials announced Wednesday. He is expected to file an appeal for a waiver of the NCAA's year in residence transfer rule that would require him to sit out the 2009-10 season. ...
Stop The Presses! Coach K Is Duke’s Best Compensated Employee? Get Outta Here!
sportressofblogitude.com - 6/24/2009
Stop The Presses! Coach K Is Duke’s Best Compensated Employee? Get Outta Here!
— sportressofblogitude.com — Who woulda thunk it, huh? Mike Krzyzewski is the highest-paid employee at Duke. No, it’s not the... President, the Dean or the “fixer” who manages to sweep the many rape allegations made upon the school’s student-athletes under the rug - although I imagine he makes a decent ... (more) Stop The Presses! Coach K Is Duke’s Best Compensated ...

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Blue Devils Lose Talented Young Guard
mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
Blue Devils Lose Talented Young Guard
— mrfactoidssportsworld.blogspot.com — Coach K and the Duke Blue Devils have lost talented sophomore guard Elliot Williams. The young man... was granted his release from the Duke program Wednesday. Don't panic Blue Devil nation, Coach K isn't losing his touch. Williams has an ailing mother and will be transferring to the University of ... (more) Blue Devils Lose Talented Young Guard

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It's official: Elliot Williams will play basketball for Memphis Tigers : GoMemphisTigers : Your leading source for The University of Memphis Tigers
commercialappeal.com - 6/27/2009
It's official: Elliot Williams will play basketball for Memphis Tigers : GoMemphisTigers : Your ...
— commercialappeal.com — The way Elliot Williams sees it, it's making the best of a bad situation. The recently released... Duke guard and former St. George's standout said Saturday he intends to transfer to the University of Memphis in an effort to be closer to his ailing ... (more) It's official: Elliot Williams will play basketball for ...

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The Dagger:  Duke guard Elliot Williams bids Devils farewell

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Duke guard Elliot Williams bids Devils farewell
The Dagger — It's the time of year when college coaches lose players, one after another, to the NBA draft, when the elite coaches restock their teams and hope for the best, and when the lucky few -- those whose best players decide to forgo the NBA for various reasons -- prepare for another run at the Final Four. Perhaps until today, Duke was the latter. Now? Not so much. Duke guard Elliot Williams is leaving the school for family medical reasons, according to the Duke PR folks. (Hat tip: @Corndogg.) Duke's press release says Williams is expected to appeal the NCAA's rule that forces transfers to sit out for a year; he is hoping ...

Elliot Williams leaving Duke
Ballin' is a Habit — According to a press release from Duke University, Elliot Williams, who just finished his freshman season with the Devils, will be leaving the school to transfer closer to his Memphis, Tennessee, home due to "family medical reasons". ...

06.24.09 Fast Breaks
Rush The Court — What’s this?  Two days in a row with FBs?  Indeed.  There’s a lot to get caught up on… Duke Downer.  The biggest news today was the news that Duke point guard Elliot Williams (he of the happy, happy feet) will be leaving the Duke program so that he can move closer to Memphis, his hometown.  Reportedly his mother is facing a life-threatening illness there and Williams wants to be nearby for support as she battles her disease.  He plans on petitioning the NCAA to waive the one-year transfer obligation so that he will be able to play immediately at his new school (presumably Memphis).  This ...

The Elliot Williams effect
Terrapin Trail — I had initially thought about including this news in my Sunday links, but decided it was actually worth a full post upon further review. For those who follow ACC basketball (as I hope you all do if you read this blog), you probably already know that former Duke guard Elliot Williams announced ...

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writingthepine.com 6/29/2009 — First off I want to say I wish Elliot Williams and his family all the best and his mother a speedy recovery. You never want anybody to deal with health issues whether it is the player or their family. With that said, after months of speculation, the rumors finally have come to fruition: ...
Duke's Williams transferring for family reasons — SI.com - NCAA Basketball 6/24/2009
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Elliot Williams is leaving Duke after one season because of family medical reasons.
Duke Fans Need to Keep Perspective With Elliot Williams' Departure — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 6/24/2009
That sound of despair you hear emanating from Durham, North Carolina, is a collective "Crap" coming from the Duke Basketball faithful. Duke announced this morning that Elliott Williams is leaving the team due to an illness in his family.  ...
Coach K remains Duke's highest-paid employee — SI.com - NCAA Basketball 6/24/2009
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Coach K remains Duke University's highest-paid employee.
With Elliot Williams Transfering, Duke Will Be Looking for Solutions — Bleacher Report - College Basketball 6/24/2009
Whose bright idea was it for the Duke Blue Devils to only have three legitimate guards on the roster for this year? Well, now they really between a rock and a hard place. Their only true scoring wing, Elliot Williams, is transferring to be closer to ...
Coach K is Duke's highest-paid employee (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops News 6/24/2009
Coach K remains Duke's highest-paid employee. The school's most recent IRS documents were obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. They show that Duke paid men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski (shuh-SHEFS'-kee) more than $3.6 million during the ...