Ely Still Out Tonight Against SF
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Had a chance to see Ely play in high school; an amazing team: Tai Streets, Antwan Randel El and his brother, Ely and Erik Herring, who started last year at George Mason. They ended up beating Kevin Garnett's team but couldn't beat an all white team from the suburbs.
The fifth star on that high school team was all big ten linebacker Napoleon Harris of Northwestern
Fresno State senior center Melvin Ely has been cleared to play Tuesday against San Francisco after being cleared by the NCAA for allegedly accepting an extra benefit, Bulldogs coach Jerry Tarkanian told ESPN.com.
Ely missed two games last weekend against UC Riverside and Air Force while Fresno State (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) and the NCAA investigated whether or not he stayed in a room paid for by an agent last spring in a predraft workout in Las Vegas. Ely denied that Franchise Sports America paid for his room. Ely thought about it but then decided not to declare for the NBA draft.
Ely, the Bulldogs' leading scorer and rebounder, voluntarily removed himself from competition until the matter was resolved.
The returning Western Athletic Conference player of the year, Ely is averaging 18.4 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Ely missed two games last weekend against UC Riverside and Air Force while Fresno State (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP) and the NCAA investigated whether or not he stayed in a room paid for by an agent last spring in a predraft workout in Las Vegas. Ely denied that Franchise Sports America paid for his room. Ely thought about it but then decided not to declare for the NBA draft.
Ely, the Bulldogs' leading scorer and rebounder, voluntarily removed himself from competition until the matter was resolved.
The returning Western Athletic Conference player of the year, Ely is averaging 18.4 points and 9.4 rebounds for the Bulldogs.
