Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 10, 1993 TAG: 9311100124
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Director of athletics Ron Wellman said the school has declared Ndiaye ineligible and requested restoration of his eligibility by the NCAA.
"If a violation is reported, it is the responsibility of the institution to declare the recruit ineligible," Wellman said. "But the institution also has the opportunity to petition for immediate restoration of eligibility. And we have done that."
Ndiaye is a 6-foot-8, 240-pound center from Dakar, Senegal, who played last season at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson.
Wellman says the school reported what might have been a secondary violation. He told the Winston-Salem Journal it's up to the NCAA to determine whether it was a violation.
It has been alleged that Wake Forest promised to provide Ndiaye with money, clothes, lodging and a job during his year at Oak Hill in Grayson County.
In other regional sports:
Virginia was eliminated from consideration Tuesday night by highly regarded basketball prospect Bob Lazor, who is expected to sign today with Syracuse. Lazor, a 6-9 post player from Norwich, N.Y., was the New York state player of the year in his classification. He picked the Orangemen over UVa, Arizona and Pittsburgh.
Lisa Caruso of Roanoke College and Marjie Wasson of Hollins were voted to the first team of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference field hockey all-star squad.
Eastern Mennonite swept the top two honors. Jeane Horning was chosen player of the year and Sandy Brownscombe was voted coach of the year.
Jessy Ashman of Roanoke and Keller Whitney of Hollins made the second team.
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke's basketball coach, will the featured speaker tonight at the inaugural Virginia Tech Tipoff Basketball Banquet.
The dinner, sponsored by the National Bank of Blacksburg, will begin at 7 p.m. following a reception at 6 p.m. A sellout crowd of more than 300 is expected at the German Club on Tech's campus.
Clemson center Sharone Wright had surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, but he is expected to be ready for the start of basketball season on Nov. 29, the school announced.
Wright, who finished second in the nation in blocked shots last season, suffered the injury during practice Friday.
by CNB