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By Alice Haymond

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.\ luoette ('ouiit) grand tut} dropped rape
charges against l'K pla_\cr Michael
Strong \esterda} alter hearing \\itiiess tcstiiiiom
last \\ eels. .

"We‘re \ei'_\ pleased \\ itli this dec ision," said
defense attoriie) lied l’cters "L'iilortuuatel_\.lie
has had so much negatiie publicity \\e‘ll iicicr
get his reputation back "

()n licb 3. Strong \‘L'Hl out to an lt<~aridi
OVCI’ bar Wllli se\ei'a| people. including a friend

\UL'L'c't

and her sister. \\lio \\ as a l’ )L'dl old tioiii out
ol to\\ii ,»\t the picliniiiiai‘} hearing at the
l-.i)c'ttc‘ ('otiiit) District ('ourt in late l‘L'l‘llldl}. a
l'l\' police ollicei' testilied that Strong told hiiii
thc l7ricai=old kissed him on the neck \\liilc
the) here dancing at a bar Another \\itiicss said
at the hearing that the girl iiiciitioticd something
about \\.iiititig to liaic se\ that night but did not
specil) \\llll \shom

Because the girl is a minor. police did not re
lease her name

Strong spent the night in the :JII‘ls sister's
dorm room in lilandiiig 'l‘o“ er. .\lter returning to

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the room. the girl's sister and her roommate

helped the girl get read) lor bed. She
\\as not le'ls_ btit noticeabl) drunk. the
i'ooiiiniatc said at the hearing

Later that night. the girl and her sis-
tci tell asleep in her sister ‘s bed while
Strong slept on the floor and her room-
mate slept in the other bed. the “Mill
iiiatc said

During the night Strong told police
he saxi the girl‘s sister asleep on the
floor and decided to get into bed mm
the girl

Strong told police that alter shaking the girl

a\sul\e. he asked llct Il she \Mtnted to

lia\c‘ se\ and she c’titisc‘nled,

l'lie girl‘s sister \ioke up to liiid
Strong on top of the girl. and Strong lett
shortl) alter. the sister told police. She
said she tried ll) uake her younger sister
up. but could not. Betueeii Ill and II the
nut night. the girl pressed rape charges
against Strong alter her mother and aunt

\‘illllk‘ llllll lt t\\ ll

'l'hc distritt court iiidgc sent the case

8w: Strong 1;“ page 4

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

MITC H ELL’S
TH E MAN

Former Mickie DeMoss assistant Matthew Mitchell
becomes seventh head coach of women's program

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( Iurrcnt players
excited by return of
former assistant

local fans hesitant
about hire but ready
for results

'l‘imeline ofMitehell‘s
er melting career

 

 

Barnhart
sees his own

successin
Mitchell

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\\ hen Haiiiliail “as toiiszd

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CHRIS
DELOTELL
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t’tiltimni‘st ioli as lhclaw 's t assistan'
all I to ldlsk it“s: '.!.c "i‘li
bend departmn' at tlzeeon
State. hc \\ciit to l)icl\c§ tor ail\ ac

"l pi‘ol‘abl} :_'a\e lllll; the s !'ll,'
tl)icke\ i ga\e tire “hen | \\c‘trl to 1 Lezjo‘i \taic."
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BRAD LUTTRELL ‘ STAFF
UK fan Ramona Edwards of loutsyu'u , 'itigs Matthew Mitrtiril? r'l T'ie .lttf’, [Raft Center after he wt~ 'ia'iiod head t oat ‘* wt the ixc't‘i‘o aasxetiiaii tea'ii
yesterday afternoon "|"ti excited about it, Edwards saril ’iim: roar” M tr ‘ieli la‘wiitrfs 'ias :we‘ I'dhili’it] tn \t‘t‘ M It 'iw‘ r at" at M: 'e‘ieaa Qtati:
Whenever UK wasn't playing

s.i\iiig \\oids ssiiilai to tl'a'

lloth then went against t3; adxac the} lc‘r
ce1\cd " \iid \se \\:ie both right {or hantig lclti"
Hai'tthait said

\mi'a haw a ditfitull tinic todai disputing
that liaiiihait kccps running clean. coordinating
By Eric Lindsey toaching scan lies as the athletic director at l'K
elmd’seV‘EDkaemel‘om ulieic he \tllllk‘ attev a tour \ca: turnaround of
Oregon \tatcN tash strapped dctiat'ttiient \tid
Two )ears ago. Matthe“ Mitchell asked Athletic Director Mitch Mitchell. \\ ho ‘l“"” t\\o scare in“. M l)eMoss'
Bamhan whether he thought Mitchell should leave [K to talse o\ er the
Morehead State “omen‘s basketball program. \

Barnhart told Mitchell. then an assistant to former coach Mickie
DeMoss. that he should sun at l'K.

Ultimately. going against Harnhart‘s opinion. Mitchell left to take
o\ er the Eagles" program.

Yesterday he rettimed to UK. this time to llll the role that l)eMoss
left vacant. and Bariihart admitted Mitchell made the right decision tuo
years ago.

“I think Matthew is better oll l'or liming been a head coach and
eaming his stripes and leaming the \er_\ dit'ticult path of being a head
coach." Bamhart said.

riitchell. a 36»year-old name of immune. Miss . takes o\ er the
helm at l'K after a 30—29 record in his two-year tenure at MSl last
season. the liagles went 13-7 in the Ohio Valle) (‘oril’erence and made
the conference toumament for the second straight season.

Mitchell's contract will pay him $2501“) annualb over in e sears.
plus incentives:

“I am extremely honored to be the coach at Kentucky.” Mitchell

top assistant. has achicwd his dream of becorii
mg a head coach in the Southeastern (‘oiilerencc

lts possil‘lc‘ \ltlcltell \M‘ltld be lllc‘ ltc‘dd
coach toda} at l K men it hadn't gone to More
head “here he \\ as it! I" in No _\ears Had
Mitchell sllll been lchoss‘ top assistant “hen
lieMoss shockingb stepped a\\a\ No \seeks
ago. liariihait \er\ \\cll might haie ele\ated him
to head coach lint no“ that Mitchell has tallcd
hls oun shots for No \ears. both he and “dill
hart are more comfortable \\1th the line

“It I had staied here tuo more sears. l‘d
haie been the top assistant for tour sears tandi l
“otild haie thought I \\ as read_\ to do this rob."
Mitchell said "But \sorking tor tDeMossi tor
mo _\ears and then leanng and being a head
coach. no“ I Anon that I'm read} to do the rob "

Mitchell took a huge l’l\l\ mo _\ears ago. are

 

coumsv or monenuo sure AYHLETICS
Matthew Mitchell left UK as an assrstant coach to become, the head

coach of Morehead State Universuy for two years See Dolomll on page 5

See Mitchell on page 5
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