Talking USC basketball with Matthew Kredell

MATTHEW KREDELL

Matthew Kredell broke into the Daily News in 1998, working part time at the paper while going to USC. The basketball teamâ€™s Elite Eight run in 2000-01 was USCâ€™s athletic highlight in his time at the school, when the football team was stuck in the Paul Hackett-era. After graduating in 2001, he started writing for the Daily News full time. Heâ€™s in his second year covering USC, which coincides with the rise of the program. Heâ€™ll take credit for the success, though Tim Floyd may have more to do with it. A third-generation Los Angelean, he grew up reading the Daily News while at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills.
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Penrose's moment

On a night Galen Center had a its highest attendance at 10,027, the arena culminated its first season with its loudest cheer ever. And it was for a little-used walk-on.

Senior Chris Penrose entered the game with 2:23 remaining, after the crowd had been chanting for him. Each time he touched the ball, fans yelled for him to shoot.

His 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down in the final minute didn't draw iron. But he got one more chance at his ``Rudy'' moment and swished a shot from the right corner with 5.3 seconds to go.

`` I turned around and looked at the student section and couldn’t really hear anything because the place was so loud,’’ said Penrose, who brought his career total to 16 points. ``My heart was going a mile a minute, and I was just so happy and excited. It’s kind of a storybook ending to a little walk-on's career.’’

Posted by Matthew Kredell on February 24, 2007 10:04 PM | Permalink

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CONGRATS Chris!!!!!!

FIGHT ON and the BEST of LUCK in the future!!!

Posted by: GroovieTrojan | February 25, 2007 12:03 AM

WTG Chris! A true storybook ending on the home court.

Posted by: observer | February 25, 2007 3:15 AM

Atta Baby!!!

The thing I am going to miss most about you Chris is you being the first guy off the bench during a timeout doing your leaping chest thump with the guys as they come off the court.

Good luck in your future... you will succeed in whatever road you travel.

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