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    REPORT: KENTUCKY'S HIGHLY TOUTED FRESHMAN DEALING WITH ELIGIBILITY ISSUE

    Thursday, October 22, 2009, 08:42 PM EST [General]

    Kentucky's talented freshman point guard John Wall, the frontrunner to become the top overall pick in next June's NBA Draft, is dealing with eligibility issues due to his relationship with his AAU coach.

    Brian Clifton, who coached him with the D-One Sports team, is a former certified agent.

    ESPN.com's Pat Forde and Dana O'Neil first reported the story on Thursday night after speaking with SEC commissioner Mike Slive.

    "Those are amateur issues that arose prior to their coming to our schools," Slive said. "Those are strictly amateurism issues. As we told our people, somebody needs to determine if they are eligible. It's not relative to you, it's relative to them."

    Sources close to the situation have told FOXSports.com that Wall will likely be cleared prior to Kentucky's season opener, which is on Nov. 13 against Morehead State at Rupp Arena."

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    John Wall was not the only player playing basketball for the AAU team . But espn had to write the story because it is KENTUCKY and everone has thier eyes on Kentucky. What about Dukes Ryan Kelly he played with Wall on the same AAU team is his eligibility being look at like Walls. Duke got away with the same thing playing Corey Maggette and the NCAA hasn't done anything but say it is still pending. Espn has just picked out Kentucky and to hell with the rest of the colleges where the other team mates of Walls AAu team play for I take it that they are eligile because they don't play Kentucky. IT is bull----

    doggie007
    October 23, 2009
    12:53 PM EST

    Pimp; people like you tend to show their ignorance in public places; You're so blinded by hate & jealousy. get prepared for the beating that your team will receive this year & in years to come. LMAO

    TBone42376
    October 23, 2009
    12:35 PM EST

    If Forde were interested in reporting the facts, then he would have made it clear that the unofficial visits by Wall to Kentucky at the period in question were in Sept/Oct of '08 when Billy G was coach. Cal was still in Memphis and has nothing to do with this situation. Also, the issue of Wall's eligibility issue is not a problem or potential probation issue for UK. The University has done nothing wrong...this situation exists because of Wall's AAU coach, and nothing to do with anyone affiliated with the University of Kentucky. Nice of all the haters to try to slam UK on this one though, lol...sorry to disappoint you...KENTUCKY IS HEADED BACK TO THE TOP AND WALL WILL BE IN THE HOUSE! Guess Forde needs to keep nit-picking...this wasn't the big story to bring UK down that he was hoping for.

    UK_girl
    October 23, 2009
    11:58 AM EST

    This is not surprising. Given the fact that UK is known for probation they were very ready for this. The marriage of cheater and cheater is complete. Can Cal make it 3 for 3 with leaving his past schools on probation? KY better lock him into a 50 year contract or else it will happen.

    PimpFred
    October 23, 2009
    11:23 AM EST

    Does not Forde have enough to keep him busy kissing Pitino's BEhind?

    lccat
    October 23, 2009
    10:59 AM EST

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