Sunday, May 18, 2008

Darrell Arthur's Grades Altered in High School?

NCAA officials are investigating if Kansas forward Darrell Arthur's grades were altered in high school, therefore making him eligible to play basketball. Arthur was second with 12.8 PPG and 6.3 RPG for the National Champions last season. According to grades and records from Arthur's former teacher, he was not passing math as a junior, but his grade was unknowingly improved. South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas has already lost their 2006 state title due to grade alterations of another player, which makes Arthur's grade change a likely possibility. Arthur was a top recruit in the class of 2006 and led South Oak Cliff to back-to-back state championships, adding the tournament MVP award in both. The 2008 National Champion Kansas Jayhawks could face consequences if Arthur is found to be ineligible and therefore forfeit any games he participated in. The only way that Kansas would be punished was if both Arthur and the university knew about alteration of the grade. It seems as if Kansas was unaware of the grade change because the NCAA receives all athletes' high school transcripts and they determined that Arthur was eligible to play basketball in college.

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