LORETTO — Bobby Jones was not on the St. Francis courtside Thursday night for the first time in his eight-year career with the Red Flash men’s basketball team.
Jones is taking care of his health after being hospitalized for two days because of some stroke-like symptoms suffered during the Red Flash’s game at American University on Tuesday.
Jones was cleared to coach on Thursday, but he did not coach the team after being released from Silbey Memorial Hospital in Washington earlier in the afternoon.
Jones told The Associated Press that he was feeling better.
“I’m OK,” Jones said by phone. “I just need a couple days’ rest.”
Central Connecticut State defeated the Red Flash 80-61 as assistant coach Rob Krimmel assumed Jones’ duties along with assistant coaches Winston Smith and Joey Goodson.
“This has been a challenging week for St. Francis basketball and for the St. Francis family,” St. Francis Athletic Director Bob Krimmel, who is Rob’s father, said after the game. “Coach Jones and I had talked about this, and it was my decision tonight to not have him make a trip up here on the mountain. Given the stress of the last couple of days, he needed the time to recover. I will meet with Coach Jones (today), and we will discuss things at that point.”
Central Connecticut coach Howie Dickenman empathized with Rob Krimmel’s role.
“It is very, very difficult for an assistant coach to fill in,” Dickenman said. “I had seven or eight opportunities to do that when I was an assistant to (Connecticut coach) Jim (Calhoun).”
Rob Krimmel has been an assistant coach to Jones for the past seven years after playing for him for one season.
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College basketball in brief
A closer look at Thursday night's men's and women's college basketball games:
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Penn State men absorb fifth straight loss
Penn State refused to be routed the first time No. 11 Michigan State had a chance to pull away for an easy victory.
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South Florida rebounds with win over Pitt
South Florida’s Hugh Robertson combined a perfect night offensively with a stellar defensive performance that helped the Bulls rebound from their worst-ever Big East loss.
Robertson had a season-high 18 points and helped USF
(14-10, 7-4) hold Pittsburgh star Ashton Gibbs to a season-low four points in a 63-51 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night. Augustus Gilchrist added 10 points for the Bulls, who lost by 30 points at Georgetown last weekend. - Local sports in brief 2-9-2012
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Michigan board gives go-ahead on Winter Classic
The University of Michigan Board of Regents on Wednesday authorized athletic director Dave Brandon to seek a contract with the NHL that would allow the league to hold next year’s Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium.
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Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers dominate Seton Hill
Pat Pecora picked up his NCAA Division II record 498th career victory on Tuesday night, but just like almost every other one, he saw some things that his Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team could improve upon.
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Happy Valley readies itself for a new brand of football under Bill O’Brien
White placards with a set of rules were affixed to the glass doors of the players’ entrance at the Penn State football building about the time Bill O’Brien agreed to become the school’s next football coach.
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Panthers win fourth consecutive game
Pittsburgh senior Ashton Gibbs is a happy man now that his backcourt mate, junior Tray Woodall, is back and healthy in the starting lineup. He’s almost as happy as Woodall, who recovered from a groin/abdominal strain to turn in one of his best performances of the season.
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Panthers looking to extend winning streak
Even as the losses piled up, Pitt’s men’s basketball coach Jamie Dixon said his players never abandoned hope. That can be tough in the face of an eight-game losing streak stretching from December into January.
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Nittany Lions drop 4th in a row
Bryce Cartwright has been in and out of Iowa’s starting lineup all season. Now the senior looks like he’s there to stay.
Cartwright, bothered with concussion-like symptoms earlier this season, scored 17 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a 77-64 victory over Penn State on Saturday. - More College Headlines
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