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Before she ever dished a pass to a teammate, Tennessee point guard Shannon Bobbitt received a big assist from the University.
Bobbitt arrived for UT’s game against Mississippi State courtesy of the UT plane, reaching Starkville, Miss., about three hours before tipoff. The 5-foot-2 senior was unable to travel with the team on Wednesday because of a test in a Psychology class on Thursday.
Bobbitt was accompanied by Lady Vols athletics director Joan Cronan and Kerry Howland, an assistant athletic director for academics.
Cronan said that originally Bobbitt was going to miss the game. She missed a game at Louisiana Tech last season because of a test and a heavy week of academic work.
The decision to transport Bobbitt on UT’s eight-seat King-Air plane was made two days ago, Cronan said. To those who might consider the decision extravagant, Cronan said, “I will travel to four to five games a year and take donors. I decided to come to Starkville. Coming on the UT plane is not near as expensive as chartering a plane.”
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