Blog Reactions
Ballin' is a Habit: Eligibility updates: What do Mouphtaou Yarou and Miguel Tejada have in common
Reactions
 |
Interesting stuff from @tsnmike on questions about 'Nova forward Mouphtaou Yarou's age. Is he really 19, or 25? http://bit.ly/vMuXo 11 days ago |
 |
@VillanovaBball I'm not too worried. If grandpa Greg Oden can play college b-ball, so can Yarou. http://bit.ly/1EYp3m 11 days ago |
 |
Woops RT @VillanovaBball Villanova compliance says its not concerned abt age questions regarding star freshman Yarou. http://bit.ly/4pMIpu 11 days ago |
Eligibility updates: What do Mouphtaou Yarou and Miguel Tejada have in common
Ballin' is a Habit —
... According to Gordon Finch, Villanova's associate athletic director of compliance, this typo destroys the credibility of the website. He told the Sporting News: ...
News & Notes
BLOG.NORTHSTARBBALL.COM —
... reports, 6'8 power forward Dakotah Euton '10 is headed to Akron. The Scott County (KY) standout was committed to Kentucky when Billy Gillispie was the coach, but decommitted almost as soon as John Calipari took over and the new staff stopped recruiting him. - My preseason national high school rankings will be coming out this week, so stay tuned. Soon enough, my New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania rankings will be released as well. - How about this article on Villanova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou from SportingNews.com? Apparently the ...
Could 'Nova get into troble with Yarou?
Beyond the Arc —
... class is one reason why the Wildcats are a Final Four favorite and favored to win the Big East. Adding two elite guards and a power forward like Mouphtaou Yarou should be enough to offset the losses of guys like Dante Cunningham and Shane Clark to make another NCAA tournament run.
But ‘Nova may have just hit a speed bump. Turns out Yarou may not be eligible to play.
An odd twist first reported by the Sporting News’ Mike DeCourcy highlights an irregularity in Yarou’s age. ...
BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (11/10/2009)
NBE Basketball Report —
... circulates this morning as Questions About Age of Moupthau Yarou Arise according to Mike DeCourcy of the Sporting News. Multiple sources pointed Sporting News to an item on the website for FIBA—basketball’s international governing body—that listed a Mouphtaou Yarou, age 23, as competing in a 2007 Africa club tournament. If Yarou were 25 now rather than 19, as his bio on the Villanova website indicates, it would be possible he could be ineligible to compete for the Wildcats. If it were the same person and the FIBA age is correct, this could jeopardize Yarou’s college ...
DAY BRINGS PLENTY OF STORYLINES; BOEHEIM WINS 800TH, ISIAH, ETC.
goodmanonfox's blog listings. —
... Yarou s age at 23 and his birthdate as June 26, 1984 when he played in a 2007 Africa club tournament which would make him 25. Villanova lists his birthdate as June 26, 1990 which makes him 19 years of age. "I don't have a compelling need to look into it because I believe it's probably a typo," Gordon Finch, Villanova's associate athletic director for compliance, told Sporting News on Monday night. "We've got his passport, his naturalization papers and his international student athlete form, all of which don't have that as his birthdate." If Yarou is 25, his ...
‘Nova’s Yarou Cleared to Play
ZAGSBLOG —
... The Sporting News reported on Monday that the 6-foot-9, 240-pound Yarou might be 25 instead of 19 — as he is listed — because he was listed as being 23 during the 2007 African Cup. ...
Fox Sports: Syracuse's Boeheim wants more after 800th win
Basketball State: Division I Newswire —
... Yarou's age at 23 and his birthdate as June 26, 1984 when he played in a 2007 Africa club tournament, which would make him 25. Villanova lists his birthdate as June 26, 1990, which makes him 19 years old. "I don't have a compelling need to look into it because I believe it's probably a typo," Gordon Finch, Villanova's associate athletic director for compliance, told Sporting News on Monday night. "We've got his passport, his naturalization papers and his international student athlete form, all of which don't have that as his birthdate." If Yarou is 25, his eligibility ...
Morning Five: 11.11.09 Edition
Rush The Court —
... by head coach Jay Wright yesterday after information from an international basketball site came to light purporting that he may have been much older (25) than his reported 19 years of age. Jeff Goodman reported later yesterday that the NCAA had previously cleared him and that the school has his immigration papers and passport showing that ...
