{"id":15241,"date":"2016-11-19T06:25:27","date_gmt":"2016-11-19T06:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=15241"},"modified":"2016-11-19T06:31:58","modified_gmt":"2016-11-19T06:31:58","slug":"virginia-dismisses-forward-austin-nichols-just-one-game-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/virginia-dismisses-forward-austin-nichols-just-one-game-team.html","title":{"rendered":"Virginia dismisses forward Austin Nichols after just one game with team"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Virginia dismisses forward Austin Nichols after just one game with team<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Virginia dismissed forward Austin Nichols after just one game with the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The announcement by the school Friday comes three days after Nichols, a transfer from Memphis, scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds against St. Francis (N.Y.) in his first action with the seventh-ranked Cavaliers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The junior sat out last season under NCAA transfer rules and was then suspended for Virginia&#8217;s two preseason games and the season opener against North Carolina-Greensboro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;It\u2019s a privilege to be a part of this program, and Austin has lost that privilege,&#8221; coach Tony Bennett said in a statement. &#8220;We have standards for our student-athletes, and when those standards aren\u2019t met, there are consequences, and this is the unfortunate consequence.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nichols was expected to help fill a frontcourt void for the Cavaliers left by the graduations of Anthony Gill and Mike Tobey. He started 60 games in two seasons at Memphis and averaged 13.3 points, 6.1 <\/span>rebounds<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">, and 3.4 blocks as a sophomore in 2014-15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Source:http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/ncaab\/acc\/2016\/11\/18\/virginia-austin-nichols-dismissed\/94094104\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/virginia-dismisses-forward-austin-nichols-just-one-game-team.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia dismisses forward Austin Nichols after just one game with team Virginia dismissed forward Austin Nichols after just one game with the program. 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