Dispatch
OSU men's basketball: Questions linger over transfer's eligibility
Thursday, May 8, 2008 3:33 AM
By
Bob Baptist
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
More than a week after two junior-college players committed to play men's basketball at Ohio State next season, the school announced yesterday that it has signed letters of intent from forward Nikola Kecman and guard Jeremie Simmons. How many games Kecman is available to play, though, will not be certain until the NCAA investigates whether a club team he played for two years ago in his native Serbia included professionals.
"I'm not concerned about it,"
OSU coach Thad Matta said when asked about the possibility of losing Kecman for part or all of next season. "The people we've spoken to said they had documentation (that the team did not include professionals). They say he's in good shape."
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