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Message: [QUOTE="HooperScooper, post: 2407000, member: 10"] Interesting article about some former players (Mandeldove, Edwards, Armstrong, Hardnett) going back to get their degrees at UConn. A couple expressed remorse that their academic shortfalls put the program in the APR mess. [I]“It means so much to me to do this for them,” Mandeldove said, “because, and it’s sad to say this, what we also took away from the university. We were part of the one year where we didn’t meet the APR standards, so it’s gratifying, almost like winning a national champ to me, personally. It makes me smile inside and out to be part of something like this.”[/I] [I]“I felt that it would be a waste to have been given such an opportunity to receive a full scholarship and not complete the education to get a degree,” Edwards said. “I know that post high school education is always a major decision for people, because you take on a huge financial burden and I was given this gift, so I felt it was only right to complete it. I also felt bad for the guys that came in after me because I felt I had contributed to the low [APR] rating that got the program in trouble, so I wanted to correct that, although I know the damage was already done.”[/I] [URL="http://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-mens-basketball/hc-uc-sp-uconn-men-grads-1108-story.html"]Former Huskies Show It's Never Too Late To Earn Degree[/URL] [/QUOTE]