"He is a Rutgers guy, " O'Koren said in a telephone interview with The AP Monday.

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The visitors took the lead through a diving Richard Garcia header from Robert Koren's cross.

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So I want to first want to introduce Koren Grieveson, who I just got to meet.

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And Koren grabbed the decisive second, turning well to fire home after Jay Simpson's effort was saved.

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Mike O'Koren, who was worked with Jordan in the NBA, said his long-time friend has a passion for Rutgers.

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The Yorkshire club made the brighter start and Australian forward Garcia shot wastefully wide in the 15th minute after Koren's measured pass.

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Commons' entry gave Derby hope but Steve Bywater had to be alert to deny Simpson before Hull finally made the game safe through Koren.

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Chances were proving increasingly few and far between in the second half until Hull midfielder Paul McKenna drove horribly wide after neat work from Robert Koren.

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The same two players combined again to give Hull the lead with Koren advancing into space down the right flank and whipping over an inviting cross into the path of Garcia, who headed home superbly.

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Morrison had already put West Brom ahead after being allowed acres of space in the box while Robert Koren had missed an one-one with Robert Green when Noble equalised after Di Michele's header had been saved.

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