NCAA Makes Questionable Ruling on Mississippi State PG Dee Bost

• Azubuike24

  

  The NCAA has ruled Bost ELIGIBLE to play in 2010-2011.
  
  Bost entered the NBA draft, did NOT withdraw his name from the draft in time and then re-enrolled at Mississippi State. He did not maintain eligibility last spring and would have been ruled ineligible this fall, but after re-enrolling, he was back in school and able to regain proper academic standing by the start of the second semester. However, he still was ineligible with the NCAA because he didn't maintain proper protocol to maintain amateur status.
  
  If you remember, the NBA used to allow players to go back to college if they didn't hire an agent and went undrafted, but after a few players took advantage of this rule, most notably, Kentucky center Randolph Morris, the NCAA abolished the rule and set a strict withdrawal deadline. Bost didn't meet it, and was automatically declared no longer an amateur.
  
  When it was reported that he re-enrolled at MSU, almost everyone expected he would never play again because of the strict precedent the NCAA had put in when establishing this rule. However, after the appeal for his eligibility, Bost was declared to play again after he becomes academically eligible (early December 2010) and after serving a subsequent 9-game suspension. This means he will likely miss the first quarter of conference play.
  
  With that said, it makes Mississippi State a legit threat in the SEC. With Renardo Sidney becoming eligible and the return of a core of players from a year ago, including All-SEC performer Ravern Johnson, the Bulldogs are all of the sudden a much improved team with Bost running the show.
  
  http://mississippistate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1132879
• centralbucksfan

  Wow, definately interesting that they are allowing him to do this. Certainly setting a precident by doing so. Can anyone ever figure out the NCAA?
• Azubuike24

  

  Incredibly, most felt Bost had non chance of ever being eligible. All of the sudden, he's cleared to play. The only case he had was that he wasn't informed of the NCAA deadline to withdraw from the draft, which was proven to be false based on documented information presented to him. Add to that, Bost's intention of not returning was evident by the fact that he let his eligibility lapse last spring where he didn't complete classes at MSU. Basically, all signs pointed to him clearly intending to NOT return to college. All of that considered, he was cleared to play. Quiet amazing.
  
  CBF is right. Can anyone figure out the NCAA? In a case where it basically came down to intent on the player's part to want to return or not (and all signs pointed to him clearly NOT wanting to), it ended up going the complete opposite way. Shocking, and yes, a dangerous precedent.