Eric Cobb arrested for murdering mother.

[Dperr11]

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connectic...yer-charged-with-murdering-mother-in-florida/

 

[husky429]

Holy crap. Tragic

 

[Lynyrd]

Standout?

 

[Inyatkin]

I wonder if that widget that automatically pulls up stories from the archives that might be related will ever do something inappropriate.

"Slimmer Cobb excelling with UConn men in senior season"

Ah.

 

[superjohn]

I was hoping to completely wipe the Ollie years after the championship from my memory. Thankfully, Zach Brown never actually suited up for us.

RIP to the victim

 

[uchusky32]

Standout?

I was thinking why don’t I remember who this standout player is?

 

[JohnFSilver]

I have no memory of Cobb. Horrible about his mother. Just can’t fathom why he would do this.

 

[UCLJ0211]

UConn Beats No. 15 Syracuse at MSG, 83-76 - University of Connecticut Athletics

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Adams and Alterique Gilbert scored 16 points each to lead Connecticut to a 83-76 upset of No. 15 Syracuse in the first game of the 2K Classic

uconnhuskies.com

One of his best games was against Syracuse. This was the one with the epic Hurley/Jalen Adams chest bump at the end.

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

 

[StllH8L8ner]

I wonder if that widget that automatically pulls up stories from the archives that might be related will ever do something inappropriate.

"Slimmer Cobb excelling with UConn men in senior season"

Ah.

 

[storrsroars]

Standout?

Apologies for the humor in this context, but if you look at a team photo from his freshman year, he does kinda stand out.

Horrible story. Wonder what broke him.

 

[upstater]

As I remember it, she was a huge backer of his, and actually came to the Boneyard

 

[boog204]

What an awful story. I remember he had back to back great games his senior year and you could tell he had talent but seemed to be difficult even then. I think I remember he had issues at SCar, too. Just awful.

 

[BonaConn]

Former UConn Basketball Player Killed His Mother In Florida, Police Say

A former UConn men's basketball player is accused of killing his mother in Florida, authorities said.Eric Cobb, 28, was arrested in the death of 51-year-old Erika Winford, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Cobb wa…

dailyvoice.com

 

[Marat]

Sad story. I remember Cobb and he was a big dude you didn't want to mess with. Terrible.

 

[husky1bags]

Ok that's a little to close to home ... Duval oh vey. That's a horrible prayers to the Cobb family. Never heard it called mid westside before though. That's a new one to me.

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Article says he had multiple guns and couldn't afford medication for schizophrenia

 

[Greedo]

Article says he had multiple guns and couldn't afford medication for schizophrenia

Florida

 

[Blueballer]

Apologies for the humor in this context, but if you look at a team photo from his freshman year, he does kinda stand out.

Horrible story. Wonder what broke him.

Well this quote from one of the stories is pretty revealing:

"The friends said Winford was afraid of her "possessed" and schizophrenic son who needed medication but couldn't afford it."

Just another sad story about mental health.

 

[husky429]

As I remember it, she was a huge backer of his, and actually came to the Boneyard

You may be thinking of Rakim Lubin whose mom posted here. He actually died recently... got out of prison and drowned in a pool IIRC.

I had totally forgotten that Cobb was also kicked out of USC before going JUCO. And was suspended from our team for a month for undisclosed reasons by Hurley.

Hate to say it, but for some people prison is the best place to be so at least they can get meds in them. My BIL was one of them. Never has healthcare except when he's locked up.

 

[alphasigko]

#23?

 

[Matias]

Such a tragedy.

Goes to show that recruiting is so much more than just landing top talent and skill. KO may have been a great motivator and knower of the game inside-out, but his shortfalls in character judgement really poisoned the program.

Reminds me of what Hurley said last year. Something to the effect of, 'We don't just interview the recruits, we interview their entire family'

Prayers to all those affected by this.

 

[UCFan1513]

Such a tragedy.

Goes to show that recruiting is so much more than just landing top talent and skill. KO may have been a great motivator and knower of the game inside-out, but his shortfalls in character judgement really poisoned the program.

Reminds me of what Hurley said last year. Something to the effect of, 'We don't just interview the recruits, we interview their entire family'

Prayers to all those affected by this.

Unfortunately he also didn’t recruit very well for skill either.

But not to derail the thread, this is awful for all the reasons that have nothing to do with basketball

 

[UCTitleTown]

I don't remember him at all.

 

[Man's Field]