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So, doesn't really have much to do with basketball...but wanted to post because this is a somewhat shocking result for Kentucky:

 

Surprisingly, when searching for adult related movies...it's "Step Mom" and not "Step Sister" that is Kentucky's favorite past time. A big surprise for sure (FYI, this was trending on facebook of all places):

 

http://www.barstoolsports.com/boston/breaking-down-each-states-most-searched-pornhub-term/?utm_campaign=SFFB&utm_source=BarstoolFB&utm_medium=Socialflow

 

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 Been quite the year for UNLV basketball program.
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NCAA disqualifies Derrick Jones over test scores; attorney blasts timeline, motivation March 2, 2016 2:05pm EST March 2, 2016 1:30pm EST The ACT cancelled UNLV freshman Derrick Jones' test scores, making him ineligible to compete.
 
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Updated at 2:05 p.m. ET

UNLV freshman Derrick Jones, a forward for the Runnin’ Rebels averaging 11.5 points per game, has been declared immediately ineligible by the NCAA after his test score was cancelled by the ACT.

Attorney Don Jackson told Sporting News that Jones’ score had been cancelled and his status changed to “non-qualifier.” A non-qualifier cannot practice or compete with a Division I team; ordinarily such a student cannot receive an athletic scholarship.

 

It’s unclear what the impact will be on UNLV’s season to date; the Rebels are 17-13 overall, 8-9 in the Mountain West Conference.

When the Educational Testing Service took a similar action against Memphis guard Derrick Rose in 2008, the Tigers’ 38 victories and Final Four appearance that season were vacated and the school was placed on probation. UNLV said it is working with the “relevant governing bodies to resolve the eligibility issues.”

Jones was cleared by the NCAA Eligibility Center prior to UNLV’s first game against Cal Poly in November. However, according to Jackson, the Eligibility Center had requested that the ACT investigate test scores recorded by Jones and several other minority student-athletes from a particular testing site in the Eastern U.S. Jones is a 6-7 forward from Chester, Pa.

That pursuit prompted Jackson’s outrage expressed in a Sporting News article that appeared in September, in which he alleged the NCAA’s concerns were racially motivated.

 

In an e-mail sent Wednesday morning, Jackson wrote: “In a letter dated September 4, 2015, Todd Leyden, Vice President of the Eligibility Center, acknowledged that the NCAA requested that the ACT investigate Jones’ ACT scores despite the fact that there was no evidence of academic fraud, Jones had already been deemed a “full qualifier’ and the fact the young man made a satisfactory score on his first effort.”

Jackson said the ACT Test Security division had been provided evidence of Jones’ successful academic work at UNLV — Jones is said to be an honor-roll level student — and in high school as well as of his work in two test preparation courses.

"The NCAA Eligibility Center has attempted to shift responsibility for this investigation to the ACT," said Jackson in a statement. "The reality of the matter is that a number of high profile minority student-athletes were specifically targeted by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Their use of NCAA legislation in a manner that is specifically intended to adversely impact African American and international student-athletes violates federal law‎."

Jones was offered three options by the ACT, none of which included verification of his successful score: volunteer to cancel his own score, retake the test or submit to arbitration, for which the testing service demanded a $200 filing fee. Jones and his representation deemed these unacceptable.

“The recent actions appear to be a blatant, calculated effort to impact post-season play and to assure that UNLV plays without an important player in next week's post season tournament,” Jackson said. “This ‘investigation’ has been ongoing for almost a year; there can be no other explanation for the timing.”

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 Been quite the year for UNLV basketball program.
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NCAA disqualifies Derrick Jones over test scores; attorney blasts timeline, motivation March 2, 2016 2:05pm EST March 2, 2016 1:30pm EST The ACT cancelled UNLV freshman Derrick Jones' test scores, making him ineligible to compete.
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"The NCAA Eligibility Center has attempted to shift responsibility for this investigation to the ACT," said Jackson in a statement. "The reality of the matter is that a number of high profile minority student-athletes were specifically targeted by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Their use of NCAA legislation in a manner that is specifically intended to adversely impact African American and international student-athletes violates federal law‎."

Jones was offered three options by the ACT, none of which included verification of his successful score: volunteer to cancel his own score, retake the test or submit to arbitration, for which the testing service demanded a $200 filing fee. Jones and his representation deemed these unacceptable.

“The recent actions appear to be a blatant, calculated effort to impact post-season play and to assure that UNLV plays without an important player in next week's post season tournament,” Jackson said. “This ‘investigation’ has been ongoing for almost a year; there can be no other explanation for the timing.”

 

I mean, I get that you are trying to build outrage in the media in support of your client, but you sound ridiculous. Who wants to hire this guy after these public statements?

 

No, Mr. Jackson, I think it's unlikely the penalty was timed to sabotage UNLV's chances to win the MWC championship from their what, 7 or 8 seed? and as for their Tourney chances... well, if they won the MWC championship they would have some. It seems likely the NCAA timed it so they wouldn't have to go around vacating post-season games with ineligible players (like that Final Four at that one school, oh yeah, UNLV).

 

And can someone run some quick racial/ethnic demographic numbers for NCAA D1 Men's Basketball? Something tells me "African-American" athletes (though, I'm sure they would prefer the term "black") will not be the minority group there. This is an inappropriate time to play the race card.

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