Wednesday, June 12, 2013

‘Very frustrating’: Golden Lions, other teams deal with prospects of ban

PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS  -- Arkansas Pine Bluff point guard Tevin Hammond didn’t sign up to miss two years of postseason basketball action, but that’s the very thing he and his teammates are facing, pending a review of the team’s Academic Progress Rate data by the NCAA.

“It’s very frustrating for our seniors and everything,” said Hammond, who will be a junior next season. “Just the hard work we put into it this past year and for it to be taken away, and then to come back this season and lose it again, it’s just frustrating.”

But there is hope for the Golden Lions.

If the NCAA’s ongoing review shows that the team has reached the NCAA’s benchmark of a 900 four-year APR with corrected data used to figure the scores, the Golden Lions will be eligible for the SWAC and national tournaments in the 2013-14 season.

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