LSU BasketballMonday, November 2
LSU basketball opens Tuesday with five of six players with eligibility questions able to play
The Daily Baton Rouge team
Coach Will Wade called it a "calculated risk" to build a roster with six players who weren't guaranteed eligibility. It mostly paid off: five of them have nothing preventing them from playing in the season opener against LSU New Orleans on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Five of six LSU players with eligibility questions can play the opener
5 of 6
- have nothing stopping them
- 1 Gilad Levy, 7-foot-3, not cleared
Source: The Advocate
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| Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| have nothing stopping them | 5 | 83% |
| Gilad Levy, 7-foot-3, not cleared | 1 | 17% |
UCLA fifth-year transfer guards Donavan Dent and Skyy Clark got there through the courts. Dent was among more than 70 plaintiffs granted a preliminary injunction. On Friday, the Kentucky Court of Appeals denied the NCAA's request for an emergency stay in Clark's case. Attorney Emily Staker says nothing stops the NCAA from trying the same in Dent's.
- Dent: restraining order Aug. 18, injunction Oct. 20
- Clark: Kentucky injunction Oct. 16, covering more than 30 plaintiffs
- Backup plan: Wade said there's "no contingencies"
Five of six LSU players with eligibility questions can play now
| Player | Status |
|---|---|
| Donavan Dent | Court injunction, fifth season |
| Skyy Clark | Kentucky injunction, fifth season |
| Michael Ruzic | Cleared before Oct. 8 exhibition |
| Saliou Niang | Cleared by NCAA Oct. 20 |
| Brice Dessert | Cleared by NCAA Oct. 20 |
| Gilad Levy | Not yet cleared |
Sources: The Advocate, nola.com
Sources: The Advocate, nola.com