Dash Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 (edited) Baylor freshman forward Perry Jones III has been declared ineligible for a pre-enrollment amateurism violation/preferential treatment, school officials announced before the Bears were to take the floor to face Oklahoma in the opening round of the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. This is not considered to be an institutional violation of NCAA rules. Baylor University was informed of the NCAA's decision on Jones III on Wednesday afternoon and immediately appealed to have his eligibility reinstated. "We are profoundly disappointed in the timing and determination in this matter," said Baylor Director of Athletics Ian McCaw. "This outcome appears to be inconsistent with other recent, widely discussed NCAA decisions." Jones III had no knowledge of three, 15-day loans between his mother and AAU coach that were provided while Jones III was in high school. The loans were repaid in a timely manner, according to interviews conducted by Baylor officials and the NCAA staff. Prior to his enrollment at Baylor, Jones' AAU coach also paid for Jones' travel to a professional pre-season football game in San Diego, Calif. McCaw indicated that Baylor has been cooperative and transparent in working with the NCAA through this process, and that no Baylor representatives were involved or aware of any preferential treatment between the AAU coach and Jones' family, whose relationship dates to at least the sixth grade. "Perry is to be commended for being cooperative and forthcoming during this unfortunate process," McCaw said Jones III, a finalist for the 2011 Wayman Tisdale Award given to the nation's top freshman, earned second-team All-Big 12 honors and leads all Big 12 freshmen in both scoring (13.9 ppg) and field goal percentage (.549). Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/211998/Perry_Jones_Declared_Ineligible#ixzz1GAq6mAlJ PeteThamelNYT by DraftExpressNYT's Mark Viera confirms with Perry Jones' AAU coach that it was three loans, totaling less than $1,000 that led to suspension. Link soon. Edited March 10, 2011 by Dash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted March 10, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Three loans, a combined $1,000 (or less), potentially losing money for you in the pros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Don't really think this was worthy of a punishment to this degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted March 10, 2011 Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 I don't see this having any impact on his draft stock. Jones is going to be drafted for his potential anyways, and the chances of Baylor even making the tournament are extremely small so its not like playing in the NIT was going to suddenly make him a surefire number one pick anyways. Sucks if he is officially suspended for the rest of the year (as far as I know, no concrete ruling has been confirmed as of yet), but in terms of his draft stock, he is still probably a top 3 pick. Workouts are probably more important for him in terms of his draft stock than the rest of the seaosn would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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