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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the use in Form SB-2, Registration Statement under the Securities
Act of 1933, of Collegiate Pacific, Inc. of our report dated August 25, 1999, on
the consolidated financial statements of Collegiate Pacific, Inc. and
Subsidiaries as of June 30, 1999 and for the year then ended, and to the use of
our name, as it appears under the heading "Experts".





                                             GRANT THORNTON LLP

Dallas, Texas

January 13, 2000