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John Wilkins- for anyone planning a trip to see him play

Da Coach

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I just heard that the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) has not yet cleared John Wilkins to play this season. Southeastern Iowa is appealing this case, and they expect a ruling on his eligibility this week.

So, if anyone is thinking about going to Burlington, Iowa to watch a game, be aware that John's eligibility has not yet been determined, and he can't play until cleared by the NJCAA. PM me if you have any questions.
I will try to find out more when it's available.
 
John Wilkins

John Wilkins

I don't wish anything bad at all for JW but---If he cannot play this year but stays in the JC so as to become eligible for Divn. I, Does that help BU since other people would not be able to see him play and he might not attract as much attention? In a selfish way, is this a good break for us?
 
Man, this kid can't catch a break. What could the hold up be at this point?? Its been over a year.
 
Unbelievable...

DC, if you have any more info, PM me. mrcoachdude, Beninator and I have plans to drive down Friday!
 
If JW serves a suspension this year at the JUCO level for playing games in Belgium, will he have to serve ANOTHER suspension when he gets to the DivI level?
 
MacabreMob said:
If JW serves a suspension this year at the JUCO level for playing games in Belgium, will he have to serve ANOTHER suspension when he gets to the DivI level?
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Thankfully his NCAA issue has already been resolved. No matter what the NJCAA determines, Wilkins will still have to sit out 5 games at the NCAA level.

There may be an appeal process if the time is served at a lower collegiate level, but since they are separate organizations it's hard to say.
 
wizard said:
I don't wish anything bad at all for JW but---If he cannot play this year but stays in the JC so as to become eligible for Divn. I, Does that help BU since other people would not be able to see him play and he might not attract as much attention? In a selfish way, is this a good break for us?
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I wish it was, wizard, but I don't see how it could be. If he was cleared and eligible to play, he could probably sign a National letter of Intent next Wednesday with Bradley. That would be the best scenario. Now if he's not eligible, I don't see that he'd be able to sign a NLI, and that works against us.

Dave Reynolds has an article in the PJ Star-
http://www.bradleyhoops.com/homepage/x896787172/Wilkins-ineligible-for-Southeasterns-opener
 
"As far as I know, he'll sign his letter (next week with Bradley)."

"As far as I know, he'll sign his letter (next week with Bradley)."

No question," Carroll said when asked about other schools' interest in Wilkins. "We're recruited pretty heavily all the time and when schools stop by at practice and see him here, they'll say, 'Who's this guy?' But nobody has (targeted) him (as a potential recruit) that I'm aware of.

"As far as I know, he'll sign his letter (next week with Bradley).


from Pjstar
 
Can I say UNBELIEVABLE! The guy does pretty well in school in Europe, takes the ACT/SAT? and has NCAA ready scores and is still getting shafted around by the NJCAA. Why is this an issue is what I want to know? If he has to sit out there it would have been much better for him to sit out while at BU.

The question I have is he is not cleared by the NJCAA and does not suit up graduates this summer from there, does he have 4 years remaining of eligibility?

The NCAA has already cleared him to be able to play once he proves to them he is academically eligible. So, if he sits out this year from playing, besides getting rusty, I'd say people not seeing him play may play out for us! You just know though, that he wants to play!
 
Good to hear the coach's confidence in JW signing with BU next week. He likely knows more about JW being able to sign the NLI than we do, because he knows JW's situation more in-depth. That's great news.

I'm also curious if this means he'd have 4 years of eligibility if he doesn't play at all. I'd be surprised if he doesn't become eligible at some point, though.

I guess time will tell!
 
Why is he being punished more then kids that have cheated and broken the law multiple times? This whole process has a very bad smell to it. I thought he was getting a 5 game suspension for the games he played in Belgium, now they have come up with another penalty for the same thing, I think when you see a person going to school and getting good grades that you would want to reward him not continually penalize him. Good luck to John as we still want to see you in a BU uniform next season .
 
real fan said:
I thought he was getting a 5 game suspension for the games he played in Belgium, now they have come up with another penalty for the same thing.
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real fan-- This is from the NJCAA, which is separate from the NCAA. They had to do their own "investigation" apparently and come up with their own sanction...
 
mrcoachdude said:
No question," Carroll said when asked about other schools' interest in Wilkins. "We're recruited pretty heavily all the time and when schools stop by at practice and see him here, they'll say, 'Who's this guy?' But nobody has (targeted) him (as a potential recruit) that I'm aware of.

"As far as I know, he'll sign his letter (next week with Bradley).


from Pjstar
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Or so they say...


Everything still smells fishy from my window
 
If his Coach says he can sign next week would they not already have this cleared by the NCAA? You cant tell me that the signing period is next week and they dont know if he can sign or not? Wouldnt the Coach have said we are hoping he can sign or we are waiting on a rulng??? To me this sounds like god news????
 
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