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joeybee12

(56,177 posts) Tue Mar 13, 2012, 02:59 PM Mar 2012

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Syracuse's Fab Melo ineligible for NCAA tourney

Just in time to change your brackets...I'm not picking Syracuse to go far, this will definitely hurt them.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7681715/2012-ncaa-tournament-syracuse-orange-announce-fab-melo-ineligible-tourney

Despite earning a No. 1 seed in this year's NCAA tournament, Syracuse now faces an uphill battle in their quest for a national title.

The Orange (31-2) announced on their website Tuesday that sophomore center Fab Melo will not participate in the tournament due to an "eligibility issue."

"Given University policy and federal student privacy laws, no further details can be provided at this time," the site said.

Melo was held out of three games earlier this season while he resolved an academic issue. Syracuse went 2-1 during that absence.

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Syracuse's Fab Melo ineligible for NCAA tourney (Original Post) joeybee12 Mar 2012 OP

Maybe Syracuse has decided to start enforcing their previously ignored chelsea0011 Mar 2012 #1

Interesting that they call it an "eligibility issue" joeybee12 Mar 2012 #2

Yes, interesting. chelsea0011 Mar 2012 #3

ROIDS!!!! madinmaryland Mar 2012 #5

A whole lot more to this story. bigwillq Mar 2012 #4

That sucks era veteran Mar 2012 #6

But not in time to change the seedings KamaAina Mar 2012 #7

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

1. Maybe Syracuse has decided to start enforcing their previously ignored

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 04:33 PM

Mar 2012

drug testing violations.

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

2. Interesting that they call it an "eligibility issue"

Reply to chelsea0011 (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 05:19 PM

Mar 2012

Before it was an "academic eligibility issue" when he was out during the season...could be drugs.

chelsea0011

(10,115 posts)

3. Yes, interesting.

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 05:23 PM

Mar 2012

madinmaryland

(64,933 posts)

5. ROIDS!!!!

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #2)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 09:22 PM

Mar 2012

bigwillq

(72,790 posts)

4. A whole lot more to this story.

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Tue Mar 13, 2012, 09:18 PM

Mar 2012

Also, I heard the 2003 championship season is being investigated as part of the "drug" situation.

era veteran

(4,069 posts)

6. That sucks

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:56 AM

Mar 2012

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

7. But not in time to change the seedings

Reply to joeybee12 (Original post)

Wed Mar 14, 2012, 02:20 PM

Mar 2012

Ouch.

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