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Pruitt's return, improved leadership, pacing USC's surge

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Sunday, January 21, 2007

LOS ANGELES -- Gabe Pruitt felt somewhat responsible -- and, at the very least, felt accountable -- for putting USC in a precarious position entering this season. Academic troubles made him ineligible for the fall semester, news that came amid the aftermath of the tragic shooting death of starting point guard Ryan Francis last spring. Once the basketball season arrived, though, much of the burden of USC starting the season without its other starting guard landed back on Pruitt. "I felt a respo ...

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