Alabama transfer point guard Jahvon Quinerly will not be suiting up for the Crimson Tide’s basketball team this season. On Monday, the former five-star prospect had his appeal for eligibility denied by the NCAA.
Michael Casagrande with AL.com shared the statement made by the University of Alabama in response while also giving an appropriate rebuttal about the lack of transparency from the NCAA:
Alabama released a fairly aggressive statement expressing disapproval of NCAA decision to deny Jahvon Quinerly’s appeal for eligibility this season. pic.twitter.com/3eHBAotUPl
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) November 11, 2019
Not saying the decision is right or wrong because we don’t know all the factors in play … which is why transparency is best.
— Michael Casagrande (@ByCasagrande) November 11, 2019
In addition, several people, including Quinerly’s mother, took to Twitter to share their displeasure with the NCAA for this decision:
@RealJahvonQ thought we had a chance for a min, hoping our story would be heard. But we both knew it was bs. Shit,The NCAA scours through my bank statements dated back to 2015 from before I met Book & questions $10 Venmo transactions why would we ever think this could go our way
— CareninaQ (@CareninaQ) November 11, 2019
It’s obviously a tough situation for Quinerly, his family and the Alabama basketball program, which was already dealing with multiple season-ending injuries before the season even started.
Quinerly originally signed with Villanova out of high school, but chose to transfer after only one season. He was the nation’s No. 29 overall player, No. 7 point guard and No. 3 player from the state of New Jersey, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.
Alabama will play its second game of the season on Monday night against Florida Atlantic, which is set to tip off at 7:00 p.m. CT at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa.
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