Anthony Crater Dismissed from Program

It looks like there won't be any Crater time this season.

From Adam Adkins - The Bulls will enter the 2011-2012 season with one less player on the starting roster. Senior point guard Anthony Crater has been dismissed from the team. This is according to Coach Stan Heath who specified Crater was "unable to meet program standards and made some mistakes."

The 6'1" 170-pound point guard who originally transferred from Ohio State was the leading point guard for the Bulls last season. Crater played in 30 of 33 games, leading the team in assists with 4.6 a game. He only averaged 3.9 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game, but his biggest highlight was the game winning bucket against Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.

Now, if you are a frequent reader of Bull Rush, then you will know we have "love" for Crater. He has been the topic of great debate on the site from his inability to run the offense to his fear of shooting the ball. As much as we have laid into him, it is sort of sad to see him go like this and it hurts the team as well.

The Bulls have no experienced guard currently on the roster to take over the team and lead the offense. Incoming JUCO star Blake Nash will probably be able to win the job. Anthony Collins, the prep star will be a freshman and LaVonte Dority, the sophomore guard, will battle for playing time.

We are sad to see Crater go like this, hopefully everything will work out for him in the future and good luck to the Bulls who now have to find a point guard.