View Full Version : Give back Scholarship money?
STL_XUfan
03-09-2009, 08:22 PM
I don't know if anyone else saw this on ESPN, but Courtney Paris for Oklahoma's women's team has guaranteed a National Championship. She has put her current scholarship on the line:
"In a speech on senior night last week, Paris said that if the third-ranked Sooners don't win the title, she'll give back her scholarship money, valued at close to $64,000, according to a story in The Oklahoman."
Here is the link to the ESPN story: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=3964512
I don't think I have ever heard anything so crazy. I mean she plays in the same tournament that undefeated UConn has their eyes set on running through. Sure she will go to the WNBA, but hell i don't' think she will make that 64k in her first season. I just don't know if could see any other player ever making a promise like this.
Juice
03-09-2009, 08:32 PM
Interested in how she was going to pay for this, I looked up the WNBA salary structure (since I do not know anything about the league).
The projected salary cap for a whole team is at $803,000. I have heard her name before and I assume she will be a top 10 pick (if I am way off on this let me know, but I assume everyone knows as little about women's sports as me).
For picks 1-4, first year salary is 44,945 and by the 4th year a player gets a raise to 57,305. In all, after the first four years she can make a total of $198,523.
To summarize, I hope her parents are rich or that she was crossing her fingers behind her back when she made this statement.
AviatorX
03-09-2009, 08:38 PM
Does she not see some of UCONN's scores?
Didn't they destroy the #2 team on the road a few weeks ago?
MuskieMark
03-09-2009, 08:39 PM
I'd be willing to bet there is some money running in the family
Juice
03-09-2009, 08:52 PM
I'd be willing to bet there is some money running in the family
In addition to being a twin, Paris has four brothers: Wayne, Richard, Christian and Brandon. Her parents are Lynne Harris and former NFL player William "Bubba" Paris.
Bubba played in the NFL for 8 years and won 3 Super Bowls with the 49ers, so it looks like he saved his money wisely.
STL_XUfan
03-09-2009, 08:53 PM
(if I am way off on this let me know, but I assume everyone knows as little about women's sports as me).
If she isn't the best women's player, she is damn near the top (and she has a twin that is also very good playing for OK too).
Here is a line on her stats:
Paris is the only player in NCAA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA) history, male or female, to have 700 points, 500 rebounds, and 100 blocks in a season. In 2005-06, Paris set the women's NCAA record for rebounds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_%28basketball%29) in a single season, with 539. She holds the NCAA record for most consecutive double-doubles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-double) at 112 games,
Fred Garvin
03-09-2009, 09:36 PM
I heard that Slumlord Millionaire(Snipe) is gonn give up a year of rental income if X doesn't win the national title.
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