He Had Him At “Hello”?
January 21, 2009 by Kevin Hunter
Filed under Basketball
Kansas coach Bill Self may have committed an NCAA infraction just for saying hello to a recruit?
Self was attending a tournament in Springfield, Mo last week and said hello to one of the top recruits in the nation, John Wall. Wall is a 6-foot-4 guard from Word Of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C., and is the number one recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com.
According to the wire services, the friendly hello happened during an evaluation period when college coaches are not allowed contact with prospects other than to exchange greetings.
Kansas is already in the final year of a three year probation period for a number of violations along with its football team.
The school is looking into the possible violation and Self isn’t denying that the exchange happened. Having said that he should have known better.
This is a guy who just won the national title last season and is one of top college coaches in the nation at one of top college programs in the nation.
Just wave to the guy next time.
