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James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft – ESPN, Espn.com

James Wiseman leaves Memphis, to enter NBA draft – ESPN, Espn.com


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Farnham: Wiseman’s decision is an indictment of the one-and-done rule (1: 37) Sean Farnham breaks down James Wiseman’s decision to leave Memphis to prepare for the NBA draft. (1: 37)

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  • Close (********************************** Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in (******************************** Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato****************************** The James Wisemanera at (Memphis) has ended after just three games.Wiseman, who has missed the past seven games due to a 29 – game suspension stemming from an NCAA investigation and was set to return at South Florida on Jan. (******************************************************************************, announced on Instagram on Thursday that he will leave the program, hire an agent and prepare for the************************************ NBA draft (*****************************.****************** Wiseman is currently ESPN. com’s

    projected No. 3 pick

    in the upcoming draft. In three games with Memphis (9-1), he averaged .7 points, (*********************************************************************************. 7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks. The 7-foot-1 center was suspended after the school admitted that Penny Hardaway madean $ (****************************************************************************, ***************************************************************** (payment) **************************** to Wiseman’s mother in 2017 before accepting the head-coaching job at his alma mater.

    Per the NCAA, Hardaway’s $ 1 million donation to the school in 2017 made him a booster and therefore his payment to Wiseman’s mother was an improper benefit. The school vowed to appeal the NCAA’s ruling, and Wiseman’s lawyers filed for a temporary injunction that allowed Wiseman to play while the investigation continued. But the NCAA announced the 29 – game suspension last month and the school lost its appeal.The Tigers are 7-0 without Wiseman, a streak that includes Saturday’s (************************************************************************** – (winover a nationally ranked Tennessee team.If Hardaway had any inclination that Wiseman might leave the team, he did not offer any insight after the win over the Vols.

    “I think this was a building win for us, meaning like everybody in that building, from the trainer to the [graduate assistants] to the managers, everybody that had any part to do with these kids just getting prepared and ready to go to play this game, “Hardaway said. “It takes everybody, man. As a team, you can only keep preaching: We’re down, but we’re not out. And we just keep fighting.”

    With the team’s success sans Wiseman and previously pending return of the projected lottery pick, Memphis seemed capable of evolving into a national title contender. The ceiling for the program, however, is lower now with Wiseman’s departure.

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