Posted by Festus on 10/30/2009, 6:13 pm
10/22/09:
Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive told ESPN.com on Thursday the NCAA's agents and amateurism group is looking into the eligibility of Wall. ESPN.com reported that Wall's AAU coach, Brian Clifton, was a certified agent from 2007-2008. Under NCAA rules that would be considered accepting illegal benefits.
8 days later.....
10/30/09:
The University of Kentucky said on its official website this evening that freshman guard John Wall has been cleared by the NCAA, with conditions.
Wall would be held out of the 'Cats first exhibition game and their season opener against Morehead State. The freshman will also have to repay more than $787 in travel expenses incurred during unofficial visits while he was in high school.
The 6-4 Wall was a prep All-America and the top recruit in the country.
Funny how fast the notoriously slow NCAA made a decision.
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