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Fresh off the BGSU Athletic Department press release wire, men's basketball player Ron Lewis has requested a release from his scholarship at the University. He wishes to continue his education and basketball career at another college. But first, the University must investigate the motive behind the request—if he was pressured to leave by another college, then that would be what they call in the biz an "NCAA violation" (then again, what isn't these days).

The man was going to be a junior this year, and last year he led the team in scoring with about 17 points a game. In all likelihood the request to leave is legit and that will leave the basketball team without yet another great player. I guess that makes John Floyd (SJJ represent in the blizzog!) the starting shooting guard.

People do well when they start at BGSU then leave. On March 7, I wrote about this very topic when I noticed former Falcon Erik Crawford playing basketball for NCAA tournament-bound Northern Iowa. Hey, he made the tournament and we didn't, and you won't hear it from any of the homers that bleed orange and shit brown that Crawford, in hindsight, made the right move. That is, unless BGSU makes the tournament this year (not likely now) and wins their first round game.

Ron Lewis has the talent to go to a big conference school and contribute as a starter or bench player. But he won't average 17 points a game, which will suck if he has dreams of doing this basketball thing for a living.

- posted by Suss @ 10:07 AM | Permanent Link To This Post