Lifted from an article on Frankie Policelli's waiver denial........
Policelli transferred from Dayton after one season with that Atlantic 10 program. He chose a school closer to Central New York home. Policelli is a triplet and is close with his family. One of his family members had been dealing with a medical issue.
Stony Brook petitioned the NCAA to permit Policelli to play this season, instead of having to sit out the year. The school and Policelli had been waiting for months to see how the NCAA would rule. Policelli traveled with his new teammates to Spain and France last summer during the same window as Syracuse’s basketball team journeyed to Italy.
Stony Brook athletic director Shawn Heilbron issued this statement about Policelli:
To say that we are disappointed that Frankie’s waiver request was denied would be an understatement. I’m frustrated because our contention was that the totality of circumstances regarding his transfer to Stony Brook should have allowed him to compete right away. Frankie is a tremendous young man who is an important part of our Stony Brook family. Although I strongly disagree with the decision, we will move forward and support him in every way possible.