Memphis commits NCAA violation with James Wiseman

By all accounts Memphis Madness was a smashing success last evening. Sure, Justin Timberlake and Drake were no shows, but Yo Gotti sang a breathtaking rendition of “Rake it Up”  and something called “Blocboy JB” also performed.

Front and center at the FedExForum taking it all in was five-star center James Wiseman. Memphis head coach Penny Hardaway was going to do whatever it took to make sure Wiseman was in the building for the Tigers’ special evening.

But, there was one issue; the Tigers committed an NCAA violation. Memphis showed James Wiseman on the jumbotron, who received a standing ovation.

That’s against the rules.

This isn’t the end of the world and isn’t a serious NCAA violation for first time offenders, but it is something that Memphis will have to report and will likely lead to a minor punishment from the NCAA, but as you can see it won’t impact Wiseman’s eligibility.

The newspaper in Memphis, the Commercial Appeal, spilled the beans on Memphis’ infraction.

You can read the entire breakdown on Memphis Madness HERE.

James Wiseman watching himself on the video board…crowd went nuts for him moments before I shot this. pic.twitter.com/ulUCHXK67Z

— Sudu (@SuduUpadhyay) October 4, 2018

Memphis is pulling out all the stops to try and land Wiseman and that even includes committing minor NCAA violations. Bold strategy. I’m sure Wiseman was impressed with last evening, but I still think the Cats are the team to beat in this recruitment. A recruitment that we found out yesterday may end sooner than later, click HERE to learn more.

Play by the rules, Memphis.

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