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Lady Vols working on finishing academic work

Professional basketball careers are not stopping five Tennessee players from earning their degrees.

Kerry Howland, the assistant director for the Thornton Center, said former Tennessee Lady Vols center Nicky Anosike is finishing her academic work by having two exams proctored at the University of Minnesota. Anosike was drafted by the Minnesota Lynx.

Howland said Candace Parker and fellow senior Shannon Bobbitt were finished while Alexis Hornbuckle and Alberta Auguste were completing their semester's work online.

Auguste has 15 hours left for her degree. Howland said that Auguste has given her word that she will finish.

"She promised me; she promised (coach) Pat (Summitt), too,'' Howland said.

© 2008, Knoxville News Sentinel Co.

       5 Comments

Posted by tenn32rebel on April 23, 2008 at 2:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Bird, you better not mess up Pat's record for Lady Vols graduating!!!!

Get low and move your body for proper defensive (academic) position!!!

Go Lady Vols!!!! Good luck in the WNBA, Bird!!!

Posted by anosikefan on April 23, 2008 at 6:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Way to go Seniors! You can do it Bird...you have to do it and I know you will! Good Luck!

Posted by amcguire01 on April 25, 2008 at 7:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The ladies value their education...I wish our young men would be as committed.

Posted by AllLadyVol on May 1, 2008 at 6:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good luck to all our Lady Vols in their future endeavors. We are SO PROUD of all of them!! (I used to hate L.A., now, dang it, I've got to become a fan) :)

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