After leaving Tulsa this morning, ECU's flight had to make an emergency landing in Houston where Shamarr Bowden was rushed to the hospital by ambulance after suffering from chest pains and going unconscious according to an ECU message board. Shamarr you're in my prayers!
How did you find this out?
(03-15-2013 02:04 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote: [ -> ]How did you find this out?
the boneyard banter of course
(03-15-2013 02:00 PM)BallAntics Wrote: [ -> ]After leaving Tulsa this morning, ECU's flight had to make an emergency landing in Houston where Shamarr Bowden was rushed to the hospital by ambulance after suffering from chest pains and going unconscious according to an ECU message board. Shamarr you're in my prayers!
Hope for all the best. Tough being on an airplane and having a medical emergency.
Wow, hopefully it's not too serious and he makes a full recovery.
Holy crap! Godspeed Mr. Bowden.
Hope everything is ok! In my thoughts!
Any update at all on Shamarr's condition?
(03-15-2013 05:57 PM)EpicNiner Wrote: [ -> ]Any update at all on Shamarr's condition?
He was released from the hospital in Houston and is on a flight headed back to Greenville. He is scheduled to see a Cardiologist. But overall from what I hear he is doing better.
I wish him God's grace...
(03-15-2013 06:50 PM)BallAntics Wrote: [ -> ] (03-15-2013 05:57 PM)EpicNiner Wrote: [ -> ]Any update at all on Shamarr's condition?
He was released from the hospital in Houston and is on a flight headed back to Greenville. He is scheduled to see a Cardiologist. But overall from what I hear he is doing better.
Glad to hear it!
Wow, our play against Tulsa made him sick.
j/k
Glad he is feeling better though.
How in the hell does a plane leaving from Tulsa, going to NC get diverted to TX for a medical emergency?? Seems a bit out of the way...
(03-16-2013 07:14 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote: [ -> ]How in the hell does a plane leaving from Tulsa, going to NC get diverted to TX for a medical emergency?? Seems a bit out of the way...
Maybe it was an American, Southwest or Delta Flight headed towards Dallas, Houston, New Orleans or Atlanta.
Believe ECU Basketball generally flies commercial (i.e. no charter flights).
(03-16-2013 09:55 AM)KnightLight Wrote: [ -> ] (03-16-2013 07:14 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote: [ -> ]How in the hell does a plane leaving from Tulsa, going to NC get diverted to TX for a medical emergency?? Seems a bit out of the way...
Maybe it was an American, Southwest or Delta Flight headed towards Dallas, Houston, New Orleans or Atlanta.
Believe ECU Basketball generally flies commercial (i.e. no charter flights).
I would think most basketball programs not in a power conference fly commercial. You're only talking about 15 players and about 5-6 staff. Seems like a waste of money to charter a flight.
(03-16-2013 10:41 AM)Niner National Wrote: [ -> ] (03-16-2013 09:55 AM)KnightLight Wrote: [ -> ] (03-16-2013 07:14 AM)TomorrowHerd Wrote: [ -> ]How in the hell does a plane leaving from Tulsa, going to NC get diverted to TX for a medical emergency?? Seems a bit out of the way...
Maybe it was an American, Southwest or Delta Flight headed towards Dallas, Houston, New Orleans or Atlanta.
Believe ECU Basketball generally flies commercial (i.e. no charter flights).
I would think most basketball programs not in a power conference fly commercial. You're only talking about 15 players and about 5-6 staff. Seems like a waste of money to charter a flight.
It was a Southwest Airline that they were on. ECU has only chartered maybe 3 or 4 planes the whole season.
(03-16-2013 10:41 AM)Niner National Wrote: [ -> ]I would think most basketball programs not in a power conference fly commercial. You're only talking about 15 players and about 5-6 staff. Seems like a waste of money to charter a flight.
No, Memphis always flies charter. Started with Calipari. Justification is that the kids can get to games and back home and attend classes a lot easier. They have always felt that the money was well spent.
(03-16-2013 01:53 PM)mapdude Wrote: [ -> ] (03-16-2013 10:41 AM)Niner National Wrote: [ -> ]I would think most basketball programs not in a power conference fly commercial. You're only talking about 15 players and about 5-6 staff. Seems like a waste of money to charter a flight.
No, Memphis always flies charter. Started with Calipari. Justification is that the kids can get to games and back home and attend classes a lot easier. They have always felt that the money was well spent.
Memphis is fortunate to average give or take 15K a game so that plays a factor. I would bet the house everyone else in CUSA flies commercial a MAJORITY of the time....maybe a charter once or twice a year but not every game. NinerNational is pretty accurate with his statement but off a few...13 or or so players, 5 coaches, 1 trainer and maybe student trainer, a manager or 2, a sports information director, and 1 or 2 radio guys. When I was at USM a typical travel party for basketball was around 25