Mamadou isn't rumored to leave, it's about finding another way to keep him around without using a basketball scholarship. The chances of him being a basketball player going forward are slim.
Seems like this would be pretty simple and quick to do if they knew he actually didn't have a basketball future. Maybe I'm wrong, but getting him an academic scholarship and position as a team manager probably wouldn't take more than a phone call from Hurley to the admissions office...
Mamadou isn't rumored to leave, it's about finding another way to keep him around without using a basketball scholarship. The chances of him being a basketball player going forward are slim.