Basketball star tells all about departure
From The Red and Black
Basketball star tells all about departure
By SAM STEINBERG
Published , November 16, 2006, 06:00:01 AM EDT
Two year starter junior, Channing Toney said the main reason he made his decision to transfer was because his playing was dropping, but he insisted that he is leaving on positive terms.
“Basically it has been a difficult adjustment going from a two -year starter,” Channing said in a phone interview Wednesday night.
“I just decided it would be the best move for me.”
Toney, son of former NBA player Andrew Toney, added that his decision is not based on the suspension that he served when he sat out the first game of the season due to an academic issue that occurred over the summer.
“It is not based on that one decision. That is not the case,” Toney said.
Toney said he came forward for the interview in order to put an end to rumors surrounding his decision.
He said he still has a good relationship with head coach Dennis Felton.
“I had my differences but at the end of the day Coach Felton has been a great coach,” Toney said, adding that Felton and his staff are trying to help Toney find schools.
Toney said he does not know which school he will be attending.
“The coaching staff is trying to help me move on. They could have left me in the dust,” said the junior from Snellville.
Toney is finishing up fall semester classes at the University and thinks that the Bulldogs can make the NCAA Tournament without him.
“I just want to put it out there that I wish the best for the team. Everybody has been supportive,” Toney said.
Due to NCAA rules regarding transfers, it will be at least a year before he plays college basketball at any other school.
Toney has prepared himself to live with his choice and expects to have a year and a half left of eligibility when he suits up again in January 2008.
Toney said, “At the end of the day I made that decision.”
Channing Toney
Guard 6-4, 205 Snellville, Ga. Freshman: 9.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg Sophomore: 8.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg
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