Friday, January 07, 2011
NCAA Denies UK Appeal For Enes Kanter
KENTUCKY....
It's official. The NCAA announced Friday that it denied the University of Kentucky's appeal seeking to restore the eligibility of freshman basketball player Enes Kanter. UK Coach John Calipari voiced his disappointment but said his job now will be to prepare Kanter for his entry into the NBA Draft, and he plans to be by his side in the green room whenever he is drafted. NBAdraft.net projects Kanter as the fifth player chosen in this year's draft. Draftexpress projects him as the fourth player selected. The NCAA ruling does not prohibit UK from continuing to give him a scholarship. He just cannot compete or practice or travel with the team as a player. The university has indicated it plans to designate Kanter as an undergraduate student-assistant coach. In this capacity, Kanter could perform limited coaching duties with the team.
It's official. The NCAA announced Friday that it denied the University of Kentucky's appeal seeking to restore the eligibility of freshman basketball player Enes Kanter. UK Coach John Calipari voiced his disappointment but said his job now will be to prepare Kanter for his entry into the NBA Draft, and he plans to be by his side in the green room whenever he is drafted. NBAdraft.net projects Kanter as the fifth player chosen in this year's draft. Draftexpress projects him as the fourth player selected. The NCAA ruling does not prohibit UK from continuing to give him a scholarship. He just cannot compete or practice or travel with the team as a player. The university has indicated it plans to designate Kanter as an undergraduate student-assistant coach. In this capacity, Kanter could perform limited coaching duties with the team.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:16 PM 
