At issue is the NCAA’s decision to invalidate classes Maryland signee Sam Cassell Jr. and Xavier signee Myles Davis took during the 2011-12 school year at Notre Dame Prep. The NCAA has placed the Massachusetts school on its “Watch List” as part of its crackdown on rogue prep schools.
The elder Cassell contends the NCAA’s ruling isn’t fair because Notre Dame Prep’s academic standards weren’t under review until after the 2011-12 school year began. Eight players who took the very same classes Cassell and Davis took at Notre Dame Prep the previous year were able to play college basketball as freshmen this past season, CBSSports.com reported.
“The NCAA just wants kids to fail,” the elder Cassell told CBSSports.com. “It’s not these kids’ fault. The NCAA can’t penalize Notre Dame Prep, so they are squashing the kids dreams.”