USF expected to be Rudd’s latest stop

Posted Jul 6, 2010 by Scott Carter

Updated Jul 6, 2010 at 06:50 PM

There is still no official word from USF, but it appears former Arizona State forward Victor Rudd is set to sign with the Bulls.

Rudd, who said recently USF was at the top of his list of potential schools, has not returned a message left for him earlier today.

Rudd has been a primary target of USF since he announced he was leaving the Sun Devils to play elsewhere. Rudd must sit out the 2010-11 season and will have three years of eligibility remaining starting with the 2011-12 season.

If nothing else, Rudd is well-traveled. A 6-foot-8 forward, Rudd played sparingly at ASU last season, averaging 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds.

Here are a few links to help you get to know Rudd:

Click here to read the story when he signed with Arizona State and to watch video of him playing.

Click here to read about his departure from Findlay (Nev.) Prep.

Click here to read about the transfer epidemic at Pac-10 schools since the end of last season, including Rudd.

Before his exit from Findlay Prep, Rudd also played at Sylmar and Van Nuys high schools in California. Cick here to read a Los Angeles Times story on Rudd’s adventures.

Finally, below is what Arizona State coach Herb Sendek had to say about the departure of Rudd and three other Sun Devils after last season, courtesy of ASU beat writer Doug Heller’s blog on azcentral.com, website of The Arizona Republic.

Q: Are you concerned that four players—Demetrius Walker, Taylor Rohde, Brandon Thompson and Victor Rudd—chose to leave the program?

A: We talk about Gen Y all the time being a lease rather than buy generation. Where (ASU media relations director) Doug (Tammaro) and I are from in Pittsburgh, if your Dad went to work for U.S. Steel, 30 years later he retired from U.S. Steel and got a gold watch. Now people don’t only change jobs, they change careers multiple times by the time they’re 30 sometimes. Roberto Clemente always was going to play for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Barry Bonds wasn’t. So college athletics mirrors and reflects what’s happening in our society. Guys want to play, and if (they) don’t see a way for themselves to get to the court, then there’s probably a good chance they’re going to look for opportunities at another level or another place. And I don’t know that that’s always a bad thing. Sometimes the real answer is maybe they need to go to a place where they’re a better fit or they have a better chance of playing.