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EXHIBIT 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We have issued our report dated August 25, 2000, accompanying the consolidated
financial statements included in the Annual Report of Collegiate Pacific Inc.
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2000. We hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of
Collegiate Pacific Inc. on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-64471 and File No.
333-34294).
/s/ Grant Thornton LLP
Dallas, Texas
September 27, 2000
