Chris Walker (Getty Pictures)
The deadline for Florida students to enroll in fall semester courses expired Tuesday without the school’s most celebrated basketball recruit signing up,
Forward Chris Walker, a McDonald’s All-American and consensus high 10 recruit, did not full the necessary coursework in time to be eligible for fall semester by the NCAA’s minimum educational requirements. The Gainesville Sun reported earlier this summer time that Walker needed to complete three on-line courses prior to the start of the semester with a purpose to be eligible.
There’s still an opportunity Walker may join the Gators in mid-December if he is ready to end his schoolwork by then. Under that scenario, he’d be eligible to apply Dec. 13 and to play Dec. 17 when Florida meets Memphis in the Jimmy V Basic at Madison Sq. Backyard.
The prolonged absence of an elite recruit like Walker could be crushing for most groups, but Florida has the frontcourt depth to negate the loss of the 6-foot-9 freshman and still contend within the SEC and nationally.
Returning from final season are 6-foot-9 middle Patric Young and 6-foot-7 ahead Will Yeguete, the previous a three-yr starter at heart and the latter a standout defender and artful rebounder. They’re going to be pushed for playing time by a pair of transfers, promising ex-high a hundred recruit Dorian Finney-Smith from Virginia Tech and center Damontre Harris from South Carolina.
It can be Yeguete and Finney-Smith whose roles increase probably the most with Walker out. Neither arrived with the hype and accolades Walker did, but the combination of these two is greater than capable of stabilizing the Florida frontcourt in his absence.
Top recruit Chris Walker won’t be eligible to enroll at Florida until at least December
0 comments:
Post a Comment