Trask leaves LSU basketball team

BATON ROUGE - Junior guard Courtney Trask of Baton Rouge has decided not to return to the LSU basketball team following the Christmas break. <br> <br> ``Courtney Trask has decided to not continue his basketball career and concentrate on other areas of his life, in particular, obtaining his degree which is extremely important,&#39;&#39; coach John Brady said Sunday. ``There is no finer young person than Courtney and I have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy my relationship with him. He knows we support him and will do all we can to help him be a success at whatever he chooses to do.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Trask played in six games at LSU this season after transferring from Memphis before the 2001-02 season, averaging 3.8 minutes a game, averaging 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds a game.