Yakwe eligible
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Being discussed during SJU game now - mentioned tje effort & frustration by Kansas & their coach as aiding the decision... Please enlighten me = this mean exactly what, when, where???
Frustrating how many 3 or shots we allow
only up 79-71
less than 9 minutes left
Jones 15 points
Ups & downs all game, all season...
St. John’s will have a big present waiting for them in Queens when they return from Maui.
Highly-rated freshman forward Kassoum Yakwe will be available to play in games immediately after being held out as the NCAA Eligibility Center determined his status.
The school announced the 6-foot-7 Yakwe was cleared on Wednesday, during the Johnnies’ seventh-place game against Chaminade in the Maui Invitational. Yakwe will be eligible to play next Wednesday against Fordham in The Bronx.
The news comes at the same time as Yakwe’s former high school teammate at Our Savior New American on Long Island, McDonald’s All-American Cheick Diallo of Kansas, was also cleared. OSNA was reportedly under review by the NCAA, which was at the head of the investigation.
Yakwe picked the Johnnies over Oregon in late August and immediately reclassified to be a freshman this year. Yakwe, a four-star prospect who attended Our Savior New American on Long Island, was the Defensive Player of the Year on the Nike EYBL AAU circuit over the summer, averaging 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for game, for the PSA Cardinals, and leading them to the prestigious Peach Jam.
“He plays with a lot of energy, runs like a deer, very active,” one Division I coach familiar with Yakwe said at the time he committed. “I think he has tremendous upside.”
St. John’s, however, remains without its other prized freshman, four-star point guard Marcus LoVett Jr., who was ruled a partial qualifier by the NCAA, meaning he can only practice, and not play in games.
@NYPost_Brazille: One of St. John's prized freshman cleared to play via @nypost #sjubb
Highly-rated freshman forward Kassoum Yakwe will be available to play in games immediately after being held out as the NCAA Eligibility Center determined his status.
The school announced the 6-foot-7 Yakwe was cleared on Wednesday, during the Johnnies’ seventh-place game against Chaminade in the Maui Invitational. Yakwe will be eligible to play next Wednesday against Fordham in The Bronx.
The news comes at the same time as Yakwe’s former high school teammate at Our Savior New American on Long Island, McDonald’s All-American Cheick Diallo of Kansas, was also cleared. OSNA was reportedly under review by the NCAA, which was at the head of the investigation.
Yakwe picked the Johnnies over Oregon in late August and immediately reclassified to be a freshman this year. Yakwe, a four-star prospect who attended Our Savior New American on Long Island, was the Defensive Player of the Year on the Nike EYBL AAU circuit over the summer, averaging 6.3 rebounds and 3.1 blocks for game, for the PSA Cardinals, and leading them to the prestigious Peach Jam.
“He plays with a lot of energy, runs like a deer, very active,” one Division I coach familiar with Yakwe said at the time he committed. “I think he has tremendous upside.”
St. John’s, however, remains without its other prized freshman, four-star point guard Marcus LoVett Jr., who was ruled a partial qualifier by the NCAA, meaning he can only practice, and not play in games.
@NYPost_Brazille: One of St. John's prized freshman cleared to play via @nypost #sjubb
redfan259999888
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Good news.
If anything, he'll get ncaa experience for next year when we should start making alittle noise.
If anything, he'll get ncaa experience for next year when we should start making alittle noise.
This is pretty huge. We're looking particularly weak up front, aside from Sima. Haven't seen a whole lot of Yakwe, but he sounds like he could contribute immediately.
.n
We should be patient with him. He is undersized, but raw offensively. In time, however, he will be a very good player. Can give us help defensively & runs court like a gazelle. Happy for him. Sima, Mussini & Yakwe will help reduce the pain of this season seeing them grow. Hopefully Ellison too.
We should be patient with him. He is undersized, but raw offensively. In time, however, he will be a very good player. Can give us help defensively & runs court like a gazelle. Happy for him. Sima, Mussini & Yakwe will help reduce the pain of this season seeing them grow. Hopefully Ellison too.
Anthony Mattia
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Can we maybe, just maybe, all start spelling his name correctly? At least in the title of the thread? 
tom in salem
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You're right, looks 6' 6" tops in this photo.
RedStormRising
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Dumb question, did he at least get to travel to Maui, if not I'd be pissed at the NCAA for dragging their feet.
tom in salem
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4th from right.
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