SUU's Payne is done.....

[NDSUstudent]

Big loss for SUU's basketball program, Payne was easily their best player...

The NCAA denied Southern Utah's request for another year of eligibility for forward Geoff Payne. The NCAA ruled that Payne's eligibility ended at the end of the last basketball season.

Prior to transferring to Southern Utah last season, Payne spent one season at Utah in 2003. He left for a church mission, then enrolled at Snow College in 2005 where he played for two seasons for coach Roger Reid, now Southern Utah's head coach.

Payne, who was a junior college All-American at Snow, averaged 20.6 points per game for Southern Utah, which compiled an 11-19 record last season. In Southern Utah's 75-54 loss at NDSU, Payne had 14 points and 7 rebounds. In Southern Utah's 72-67 home win over NDSU, Payne had 12 points and 4 rebounds.

http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/?blog=25001

[ndsubison1]

Big loss for SUU's basketball program, Payne was easily their best player...



http://www.areavoices.com/bisonmedia/?blog=25001

Tough loss for SUU, hopefully we will beat them in Cedar next year now...

[Bison101]

Tough loss for SUU, hopefully we will beat them in Cedar next year now...

SUU is used to losing star players. Just look at their football team.

A ton of the football players left early last year to go on mission trips (it is Utah, after all).

They have a flexible athletic department, so they'll manage.