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IU's Muniru Cleared To Play Hoops

By Dean Pantazi

IU's Muniru Cleared To Play Hoops

June 18, 2010 Updated Nov 5, 2009 at 11:00 PM EST

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana freshman Bawa Muniru has been
cleared by the NCAA to play college basketball this season.
The Hoosiers had been waiting for the NCAA's eligibility center
to make its ruling on Muniru, a 6-foot-11, 260-pound center from
Tumu, Ghana. Muniru played high school ball the last two seasons in
the U.S. The decision takes immediate effect.
Coach Tom Crean said he understood it would take the NCAA time
to do a thorough review and appreciated the work done both by the
eligibility center and compliance officials at Indiana.
The Hoosiers host St. Joseph's in their final exhibition Monday
night, then open the season at home against Howard on Nov. 13.



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