Sam Cassell tees off at NCAA after they refuse to let his son compete – NBA News
Veteran NBA guard Sam Cassell is speaking out against the NCAA after his son, Sam Cassell Jr., was disqualified from playing in the NCAA due to an issue with the number of classes he has taken.
Cassell, who has won three NBA titles during his career in the league and is now an assistant coach with the Washington Wizards, called the NCAA “neighbourhood bullies” and said that there was no point in taking up the matter legally.
Cassell Jr. along with one of his class fellow Myles Davis, were denied the right to compete in the NCAA after they refused to accept the courses they studied at the Notre Dame Prep, even though their seniors who studied the exact same courses from the same college were allowed to play in the NCAA two years ago.
In the case of Cassell Jr., his father says that six of the courses he had taken at Notre Dame were not accepted by the NCAA, making him ineligible to play. The NCAA has said that the school was put on the “watch list” by it last December, which is why those courses will not be accepted. However, at the time Cassell Jr. and Davis took the courses at Notre Dame, the college was not on the watch list.
“They do whatever they want. It doesn't even do any good to fight it. The NCAA just wants kids to fail. It's not these kids' fault. The NCAA can't penalize Notre Dame Prep, so they are squashing the kids dreams,” said Cassell.
Cassell added that his son is disappointed by the fact that he cannot attend college at the University of Maryland, adding that he was on campus for summer school there and was looking forward to the opportunity.
Cassell Jr. now has the option of either going to an SEC school and sitting out the next season, or go to another school as a non qualifier.
"I'm not sure what he's going to do yet. He's going to make his own decision and I'm just here to support and guide him. But what the NCAA has done isn't right. What they do to kids isn't right,” said Cassell about his son’s future decision.
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