Just when you thought the NCAA couldn’t get any more stupid. They go ahead and suspend a kid because he played too much basketball. What kind of dumb ish is this?! CollegeBasketballTalk has this priceless story that you couldn’t make up.
Rodney Purvis had to sit out the 2013-14 season after transferring to UConn from N.C. State.
The 2014-15 season begins on Friday night, but Purvis will have to wait one more game before he is finally allowed to suit up for the Huskies. The NCAA has ruled that Purvis is to be suspended for Friday night’s opener against Bryant because the redshirt sophomore played in more than one summer league.
Seriously.
He’s missing time during the college basketball season because he, you know, played basketball during the offseason.
According to a statement from the school, they worked with the NCAA to determine that Purvis played in one game in a second league, which is why he’s being hit with the one game penalty.
I don’t even care that it’s a one game ban. THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE! NCAA. This is some grade A stupidity. How do you get suspended because you played too much summer basketball? As I write this, I feel like my IQ is plummeting.
I don’t know anymore. Players should be able to play as much as they like during the summer. Quit siphoning talent!
