J.J. Avila

Big Monday roundup: NFL Draft notes, ESPN on Wetzel, Grantland on Army-ND, more

By Kevin Lilley on April 22, 2013 Air Force, Army, Basketball, Football, Navy

Seven quick hits for an unusually busy Monday in military-themed sports. Non-football links after the jump. 1. Draft history with Air Force twist. A must-read feature by our good friends at USA Today on Charley Trippi, the oldest living top NFL draft pick. The Chicago (later St. Louis, later Phoenix, later Arizona, still Super Bowl-championship-less) Cardinals drafted Trippi, star Georgia running back, in 1945, while he was serving with the Third Air Force at the tail end of World War II. Trippi, now 91, returned to college after the war and led Georgia to an undefeated 1946 season, finishing second…

Thursday links: Ben Garland, Big East, Army baseball, concussion study, J.J. Avila and more

By Kevin Lilley on May 31, 2012 Air Force, Army, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Mixed martial arts, Navy, UFC

A Thursday tour around the Web for military-themed sports goodness: Ben Garland update. We promised we’d keep you informed, and here’s the latest: Garland, a first lieutenant, ditched his Denver Broncos uniform Wednesday for some traditional cammies, being sworn in as a member of the Colorado Air National Guard in front of the team’s training facility. Get the whole story from our good friends at USA Today here. Garland will do public relations work for the Guard while trying to make the Broncos as a defensive lineman. J.J. Avila update. In April, we told you the ex-Naval Academy hoopster and…

Report: Former Navy star Avila transfers to Richmond

By Kevin Lilley on April 10, 2012 Basketball, Navy

J.J. Avila, the 2010-2011 Patriot League Rookie of the Year and Navy’s leading scorer last season despite leaving the team in early February, will transfer to the University of Richmond for his remaining two seasons of basketball eligibility, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Monday. Avila, who averaged a team-best 15.9 points in 21 games this season, resigned from the academy Feb. 8, according to a Navy media release. The Annapolis Capital newspaper reported Feb. 2 that he’d been “suspended indefinitely due to an undisclosed violation of Naval Academy rules.” The 6-foot-7 forward must sit out next season because of NCAA transfer…

Navy basketball recruits twins and a 5-foot-9 point guard

By Mike Hoffman on July 22, 2010 Basketball, Navy

Navy basketball coach Billy Lange introduced his seven-man 2010 recruiting class last week. A set of twins and a 5-foot-9 point guard are coming to Annapolis to help lead the Midshipmen to a Patriot League championship and a berth in the Big Dance. The steal of the class has to be J.J. Avila out of Texas. The 6-foot-7 pure passing forward averaged 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and a block per game. He was named the 35th best player in Texas by Texashoops.com and a Texas Class 5A All-State honoree. Brennan Wyatt also has the coaches excited.…

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