define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); academic eligibility – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:03:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court Clearance of Cheick Diallo Bolsters Kansas’ Title Hopes http://rushthecourt.net/2015/11/26/clearance-of-cheick-diallo-bolsters-kansas-title-hopes/ http://rushthecourt.net/2015/11/26/clearance-of-cheick-diallo-bolsters-kansas-title-hopes/#respond Thu, 26 Nov 2015 18:05:36 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=109375

Kansas received word yesterday that five-star prospect Cheick Diallo will be eligible to play college basketball beginning December 1. Diallo, the nation’s fifth-ranked prospect, according to Rivals, had been under investigation for his time at Our Savior New American High School as well as possible benefits violations. His high school’s academic credentials have been questioned by the NCAA’s Eligibility Center on more than one occasion — Alabama lost 2015 recruit and Our Savior New American graduate, Kobie Eubanks, because he failed to academically qualify. Eubanks, however, appears to have had additional academic issues that prevented him from playing. Diallo’s case was bolstered by an independent investigation [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2015/11/26/clearance-of-cheick-diallo-bolsters-kansas-title-hopes/feed/ 0 Morning Five: 08.10.12 Edition http://rushthecourt.net/2012/08/10/morning-five-08-10-12-edition/ http://rushthecourt.net/2012/08/10/morning-five-08-10-12-edition/#respond Fri, 10 Aug 2012 11:31:29 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=73142

Years ago when things were still going well for Billy Gillispie at Kentucky, we took him and his supporters to task for the ridiculous and utterly embarrassing notion that offering scholarships to 8th graders was a good idea (Michael Avery, anyone?). Thankfully coaches are no longer allowed to sniff around the junior high schoolyards as much as they used to, but that doesn’t mean that young players still can’t make pie-in-the-sky commitments years before they can even drive. As Gary Parrish wrote Thursday, Indianapolis junior Trey Lyles‘ recent de-commitment from Tom Crean’s flagship state school exhibits exactly why it’s probably [...]]]>
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