Men’s basketball recruit Dwayne Smith will not be on the Colonials’ roster this season, Director of Athletics Jack Kvancz told Hatchet Sports Editor Andrew Alberg today.
Kvancz alluded to Smith being ruled ineligible by the NCAA, as was first reported by the Saint Paul Pioneer Press last week. In that article, Smith’s AAU coach Ro Russell said Smith was ruled ineligible because he took two core classes in his fifth year of high school. NCAA rules stipulate that fifth-year high schools seniors may take only one core class in order to retain their eligibility.
Kvancz said he did not know the details of the situation, but said he thinks the men’s basketball team is trying to recruit another player for this season.
Smith signed a National Letter of Intent with the Colonials in April.