CONWAY | Mike Holmes will be one and done at Coastal Carolina.
A group of Big South athletic and academic officials have denied his request to take a medical redshirt last season, meaning the 2010-11 campaign will likely be his first and last with Cliff Ellis’ Chanticleers. The conference considered Holmes’ case last week and alerted CCU officials of their decision several days later.
Holmes started South Carolina's first six games before suffering an eye injury in an off-court incident over Thanksgiving. The Bishopville native was kicked off the team for a violation of team rules in January and did not play this past season for the Chants.
The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder was not immediately eligible after transferring to Coastal, so the school had no reason to rush him back into competition. However, South Carolina had designs on getting him back on the court last season with the aid of a plastic face shield.
To earn back that season, an individual must prove incapacitation, Coastal Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Jim Curry said. Holmes’ inability to do so likely stemmed from the medical reports and testimony of South Carolina’s training staff and team doctors, information that typically plays a large role in such decisions.
Holmes can appeal to Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander, who is unlikely to overturn the initial decision unless new evidence is presented, and the NCAA, but those seem unlikely to produce a different result.
Holmes will not be eligible to play for the Chants until after final exams this December and will likely spend only about three months as an eligible player for Coastal, which won the Big South regular-season title and advanced to the NIT this past season.
A group of Big South athletic and academic officials have denied his request to take a medical redshirt last season, meaning the 2010-11 campaign will likely be his first and last with Cliff Ellis’ Chanticleers. The conference considered Holmes’ case last week and alerted CCU officials of their decision several days later.
Holmes started South Carolina's first six games before suffering an eye injury in an off-court incident over Thanksgiving. The Bishopville native was kicked off the team for a violation of team rules in January and did not play this past season for the Chants.
The 6-foot-7, 230-pounder was not immediately eligible after transferring to Coastal, so the school had no reason to rush him back into competition. However, South Carolina had designs on getting him back on the court last season with the aid of a plastic face shield.
To earn back that season, an individual must prove incapacitation, Coastal Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance Jim Curry said. Holmes’ inability to do so likely stemmed from the medical reports and testimony of South Carolina’s training staff and team doctors, information that typically plays a large role in such decisions.
Holmes can appeal to Big South Commissioner Kyle Kallander, who is unlikely to overturn the initial decision unless new evidence is presented, and the NCAA, but those seem unlikely to produce a different result.
Holmes will not be eligible to play for the Chants until after final exams this December and will likely spend only about three months as an eligible player for Coastal, which won the Big South regular-season title and advanced to the NIT this past season.
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