sports.espn.go.com - 11/11/2009
—
Villanova coach Jay Wright said freshman Mouphtaou Yarou will play in the Wildcats season opener on Friday, despite a report questioning his age.
sportingnews.com - 11/10/2009
bigfivepost.com - 11/10/2009
—
bigfivepost.com —
There’s a bit of a controversy brewing out
on the Main Line. It seems that Mouphtaou Yarou,...
the highly regarded 6-10 freshman forward who’s expected to make an immediate impact for Your Highly Ranked Wildcats, has some age issues not unlike what had happened recently to La ...
(more)
Just how old is Villanova’s Mouphtaou Yarou?
zagsblog.com - 11/12/2009
—
zagsblog.com —
Villanova freshman big man Mouphtaou Yarou has been
cleared to play in the team’s opener Friday against...
Fairleigh Dickinson. “He has been cleared by the eligibility center and will play,” Wildcats Coach Jay Wright told ESPN.com. ...
(more)
‘Nova’s Yarou Cleared to Play
Comments
Blog Reactions
Morning Five: 11.11.09 Edition
Rush The Court —
Wednesday is the start of the week-long Early National Signing Period for the Class of 2010. UCLA just got a commitment yesterday from five-star 6′9 F/C Josh Smith from Covington, Washington, and the best big man in Westwood since Kevin Love was throwing in 94-footers at the Final Four. Six of the top ten are already committed, but two of the jewels — Harrison Barnes and Brandon Knight — are still on the board.
Villanova freshman center Mouphtaou Yarou was declared eligible by head coach Jay Wright yesterday after information ...
Villanova: Yarou Cleared to Play After Age Controversy
Hoopville —
The NCAA has cleared Villanova freshman forward Mouphtaou Yarou to play this season after questions emerged about his age, according to ESPN.com’s Dana O’Neil.
The NCAA investigated Yarou’s eligibility after hearing about a news report that Yarou was listed as a player in an African Cup tournament in 2007, which would make him 25. Villanova provided Yarou’s birth certificate with other paperwork to prove that their key frontcourt newcomer is 19.
The Wildcats need Yarou on the court as much as possible to help mitigate the loss of Dante Cunningham, who graduated after last season’s Final Four run.
STF In-Season Rankings: #3 Villanova Wildcats
Storming The Floor —
... Those two worthies took most of 'Nova's rebounding prowess with them when they left, so the recent news that 6'10" Mouphtaou Yarou (man, that hurts my fingers) will be eligible to play right away, even though he may be old enough to rent a car. Cheek is a versatile 3-point bomber who needs to gain a little strength, but he's one of the true hauls of the class of '09. Local guy Maalik Wayns is a sweet-handling guard, and Armwood is a somewhat skinny forward. But none of them garnered less than four stars on ...
Related Content
BREAKING: Report says ‘Nova’s Yarou out for season
bigfivepost.com 11/30/2009 — Jeff Goodman of Fox Sports reported this afternoon that Villanova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou (pictured) will be out for the rest of the season because of a viral infection. The infection is said not to be life-threatening, and Yarou was on the bench in street clothes during ‘Nova’s ...
TSN’s DeCourcy doubts ‘Nova on Yarou’s age
bigfivepost.com 11/13/2009 — Three days after publishing a report that Villanova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou may in fact be 25 years old, Mike DeCourcy (pictured) of the Sporting News is still not buying ‘Nova’s side of the story. DeCourcy questions comments made by ‘Cats coach Jay Wright during an interview ...
‘Nova’s Yarou still out with infection
bigfivepost.com 11/25/2009 — Villanova freshman forward/center Mouphtaou Yarou, who was sent home from Puerto Rico with what was described as a viral infection just before the Wildcats’ began playing in a tournament down there last week, is still being evaluated by doctors to determine the origins of the illness, the ...
Nova’s Yarou Out With Hepatitis-B
zagsblog.com 12/2/2009 — Villanova freshman forward Mouphtaou Yarou has tested positive for the Hepatitis B virus and is out indefinitely.
The 6-foot-10 Yarou, a native of the West African nation of Benin, is being treated under the supervision of team physician Dr. ...
Yarou’s Hep B poses no risk to others when playing
bigfivepost.com 12/3/2009 — Now that ‘Nova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou has been diagnosed with Hepatitis B, there are naturally some questions. It’s not clear, first of all, how he got it. And it’s also demonstrably clear that, once he is again cleared to play, that he’ll pose no risk to others on the ...
Even if 'Nova loses Yarou, it's not a killer
beyondthearc.msnbc.msn.com 12/1/2009 — Villanova freshman Mouphtaou Yarou was supposed to help ease the loss of Daunte Cunningham, Dwayne Anderson and Shane Clark. The 6-10 forward was the prize of a stellar recruiting class for coach Jay Wright, a guy who was big, athletic and could ...
Knights face another test on national TV —
NY Post: Sports 11/12/2009
PISCATAWAY -- Three years since Rutgers posted the most celebrated regular-season win in school history, ESPN's Thursday night college football game is causing some discomfort among coaches, but also is bringing big-time exposure.
When the Scarlet...
Rutgers faces another test on national TV —
NY Post: Sports 11/12/2009
PISCATAWAY -- Three years since Rutgers posted the most celebrated regular-season win in school history, ESPN's Thursday night college football game is causing some discomfort among coaches, but also is bringing big-time exposure.
When the Scarlet...