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Show WWW.NETXNEWS.NET AI2 MONDAY • FEBRUARY 13 • 2006 Price back where he started Though he's now wearing purple, former Wolverine standout, Ronnie Price, reflects on what it's like at the next level Ben Webster Sports Writer UVSC hoops action Whether you are looking for the scoop on Women's or 1 Men's Basketball or even Ronnnie Price/ you've found your source. To read about Men's Basketball's victory over Texas-Pan American and their winning streak see page A l l . Women's Basketball beat*Grand Canyon. To read more about the victory, see page A l l . Boozer better make amends for long absence I have complete empathy toward those Jazz fans who haven't been able to stomach the fact that Larry Miller is paying over ten million dollars a year for a guy that hasn't even seen the floor since Valentines Day 2005. In a league where stable, All-Star caliber big men are rarer than morality in a nightclub, Carlos Boozer brought a glimmer of hope to possibly filling some of the void left by a man named Malone. Boozer seemed to be everything Utah was about: tough, quiet, defensive minded, and not labeled a star right when he entered the league. As a second See RANT-AH • Women's Basketball vs, Texas A&M- Corpus Christi @ 7 p.m. 2/16 '• Men's Basketball vs. Johnson & Wales- Denver @ 7 p.m. 2/18 • M e n ' s Basketball vs. Idaho State @ 7 p.m. 2/21 After Ronnie Price graduated from Utah Valley State, no one had any idea he might return to the state of Utah to play basketball once again. But after signing a contract with the Sacramento Kings last summer, the former Wolverine no doubt marked February 3rd, 2006 on his calendar: the day the Utah Jazz hosted Sacramento inside the Delta Center. Unfortunately for Price, he didn't leave the bench during his team's 89-79 loss to the Jazz. He did however, talk about his NBA experience in the locker room after the game. 1L I have to learn the NBA game...it's different than the college game, and I'm just adjusting right now," said Price. "I do have a great guy in front of me to learn from (Mike Bibbv Whrtnev Wocdward/NetXNe-ivi UVSC standout, Ronnie Price, comes back to Utah, this time wearing a Kings uniform to battle the Jazz at the Delta Center on Feb. 3. Many begin NBA be a young players who their first year in the claim the change can difficult transition to make, and one that can even be extremely overwhelming; but Price, however, says he's enjoying the challenge. "1 can't explain it. It's just a great feeling." SeeB-Ball A10 |