Westbrook waiver denied

[hoopsdiva]

As per Alexa Philippou twitter.

It will be appealed.

And can one of the mods please correct my spelling.

 

[marti3td]

 

[Biff]

 

[VAMike23]

A bit of Orange intrigue here ....

 

[UConnFanMSM]

....Not the news I was hoping to read.

 

[Go/huskies]

I was hoping she would get to play this year.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Pretty much expected, I think. But the Geno read on Tennessee certainly adds a dramatic twist.

 

[oldude]

If this holds, I feel terrible for Evina. Sitting on the bench in street clothes and being a practice player can’t be what she had in mind when she decided to transfer.

 

[GreatValue]

Wow was hoping she would get it approved. UConn will be fine without her.

 

[meyers7]

If this holds, I feel terrible for Evina. Sitting on the bench in street clothes and being a practice player can’t be what she had in mind when she decided to transfer.

Well I'm sure she realized that was a possibility.

 

[ABCDFE]

Feel horrible for Evina. Does anyone with insight know if this is surprising given the circumstances or what was expected. Seems a bit arbitrary with so many waivers being granted these days.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Raoul hardest hit, tbh.

 

[ABCDFE]

If it's upheld, only thing left to do is go win the whole dang thing and come back next year with Evina and an even better team.

 

[oldude]

Well I'm sure she realized that was a possibility.

Yes, but I would not be surprised if she didn’t push that possibility way in the back of her mind.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

 

[soxfan23]

Feel horrible for Evina. Does anyone with insight know if this is surprising given the circumstances or what was expected. Seems a bit arbitrary with so many waivers being granted these days.

We don't even know what was in the waiver request. Some have guessed that she was being harassed by the fans, while I think it has to do with her knee injury and subsequent treatment by the Tennessee sports medicine dept.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Benedict said Tennessee did not oppose the waiver and he was surprised by the denial.

“I was surprised for many reasons but mostly because the NCAA talks to us about serving the best interest of the student,” Benedict said. "It recognizes that there are situations in which a student shouldn’t have to sit out a year. It tells us what those are and what is required to prove it. And then you provide that – without opposition from the prior school – and you get denied.

"We have to do better. We, as member schools, need to demand that we do better. Thankfully, the process allows for an appeal if necessary. We plan to utilize that process until she’s either appropriately allowed to fully participate or they tell us there’s nothing else that can be done. "

UConn to appeal after Evina Westbrook’s transfer waiver denied; Geno Auriemma rips NCAA decision

The waiver request of former Tennesse player Evina Westbrook that would have granted her immediate eligibility to play for the UConn women’s basketball team was denied by the NCAA, coach Geno…

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[UConnFanMSM]

Fingers crossed for the appeal!

 

[DefenseBB]

We don't even know what was in the waiver request. Some have guessed that she was being harassed by the fans, while I think it has to do with her knee injury and subsequent treatment by the Tennessee sports medicine dept.

Based on Geno’s comments on Tennessee not providing accurate information, like, “oh yeah, our fan base is an out of control group who harass and harangue our players and their families” as no school wants to volunteer that. So who wants to go and download all the VolNation threads from the past 2 years as the proof?

 

[soxfan23]

Fingers crossed for the appeal!

You shouldn't hold your breath!

 

[Justavisitor]

We don't even know what was in the waiver request. Some have guessed that she was being harassed by the fans, while I think it has to do with her knee injury and subsequent treatment by the Tennessee sports medicine dept.

Care to elaborate on knee and TN sports medicine? I've never heard of any issues there. Just wondering

 

[Bball244]

YIKES. This doesn’t make sense. I feel awful. Can only imagine how bad Westbrook must feel. I can’t help but wonder if she went to any other school that she’d be able to play this year.

 

[Scud49]

That really sucks. I've been checking on this every day for the past month or so.

Have any appeals ever been successful...?

 

[bballnut90]

Tough break for Westbrook but not a huge surprise..I wonder if she'll stick around 5 years or go the Stevens route and play just 1 year.

 

[soxfan23]

Care to elaborate on knee and TN sports medicine? I've never heard of any issues there. Just wondering

She injured her knee at the end of her freshman season, she reportedly played in pain all last season and then immediately had surgery after transferring to UConn. I could be completely wrong, I am just connecting the dots and speculating.