Georgia basketball players suspended for missing class
Good for Georgia for stressing the importance of actually learning in college. Georgia football and basketball players had the worst graduation success rates in the conference, so the university instituted some stiffer penalties for skipping class, including game suspensions. Well, it delivered a big blow to the basketball team, as their top two returning scorers were among the 3 suspended for the start of the season.
Forward Takais Brown led the team with 14.2 PPG last year. He gets 9 games for boneheadedness. Guard Mike Mercer was not far behind in PPG, but he leads the team in boneheadedness with 15 games. Center Albert Jackson also got suspended for 6 games.
For christ’s sake, these guys must have skipped a lot of class. If you’re a big-time college athlete, or even if you’re not, can’t you at least drag your sorry ass to class on a regular basis?
UPDATE — Brown has been kicked off the team.
