Well, it's Friday afternoon, and the bad news just keeps coming at UNT. This time it's on the hoops side, with incoming freshman guard Ronald McGhee now headed to Paris Junior College after he "failed to meet NCAA eligibility standards", according to a UNT release.
Due to privacy issues, this isn't something UNT coaches are going to comment on. So, humor me while I attempt to dissect what just happened.
Friday was the 11th day of class at UNT, and I know McGhee was actually enrolled at some point. You don't find out then the NCAA Clearinghouse clipped your wings.
It appears McGhee, from Baton Rouge, La., failed to meet the back-end NCAA eligibility standards, as in going to class, studying -- the stuff you have to do to STAY eligible.
If McGhee actually didn't qualify to play NCAA basketball on the front end and was enrolled off the scholarship books -- which is a possibility -- then I'm not sure what that says for UNT's admission standards. To be fair, I'm sure athletes and even regular students are admitted under special circumstances, but they have to show they can do the work.
I doubt McGhee could or would, and now he's headed to Paris Junior College, where he'll be coached by -- surprise -- former UNT assistant Chuck Taylor. Good luck, kid.
Barring other underclassman departures between now and May, UNT has up to eight scholarships to fill for 2011-2012. What a marketing opportunity this program has: We make NCAA Tournaments, and we have more open scholarships than you can shake a stick at! Come and get 'em!
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