Corey Herring

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Corey Herring is a fifth-year senior college basketball player currently playing for Canisius College of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Herring was formerly a member of Dave Bliss's Baylor University men's basketball team and was involved in the 2003 Baylor University basketball scandal.

Herring attended Bishop Timon - St. Jude High School in Buffalo, New York. He later prepped at Winchendon (Mass.) Prep.

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[edit] Baylor

Herring joined the Baylor squad as a freshman for the 2002-2003 season and played sparingly. Following the season, controversy enveloped the team and university. Herring's teammate, Patrick Dennehy, was allegedly shot and killed by another teammate, Carlton Dotson. Coach Bliss publicly portrayed Dennehy as a drug dealer to explain how Dennehy had paid his tuition, but was soon under investigation by the university and the NCAA. The investigations uncovered that Bliss had broken NCAA rules by paying Dennehy's tuition. Additionally, Bliss was also illegally paying Herring's tuition, something neither Herring nor his family had any knowledge of—Herring was under the impression that he was on scholarship.[1]

In the weeks preceding his resignation, Bliss flew to New York without the knowledge of anyone, including his wife, in an attempt to get Herring's mother to lie about paying the $18,641. Later, Bliss pretended to be Herring's father—in an attempt to determine what evidence school and NCAA investigators might find against him—when he called Baylor's financial aid office to check on payments made to Herring's account.

The NCAA discovered Bliss's transgressions and hit both Baylor and the coach with major penalties. Corey Herring and his mother were cleared of wrongdoing.

Herring remained at Baylor for the following season, averaging 7.4 points and 3.4 rebounds as a sophomore under new head coach Scott Drew. He then transferred to Canisius where he started as a junior and senior.

[edit] Canisius

Herring transferred to Canisius in 2004 and had to sit out the 2004-05 season under NCAA rules. (A waiver granted by the NCAA to Baylor players following Dennehy's death and Bliss' dismissal was only good for a year.)

Herring is currently in his last year of eligibility. He is currently second on the team in scoring, averaging 11.4 points per game for first-year coach Tom Parrotta.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Long journey home", Mike Waters, SI.com, January 5, 2007

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