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[h1]Brandon Jennings Not Cleared By NCAA For 2008 College Play[/h1]
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May 21, 2008 11:45 a.m. EST
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Jojo Doria - AHN
Mouth of Wilson, VA (AHN) - The nation's top-ranked high school player, Brandon Jennings, is required to retake the standardized test before being cleared to play college ball.
The 6-foot-1 point guard, who is committed to Arizona, will have to retake the standardized test he took when he arrived at Oak Hill. Jennings, first took the test when he was still at Compton Dominguez (Calif.) but did not fair well. His scores in Oak Hill improved dramatically prompting the NCAA to order a retake.
In order to legitimize his score, Jennings must do well in the retake to meet the NCAA requirements to be able to play college basketball. Jennings will have at least two more opportunities to prove his score is legitimate in case he fails in his first retake.
Jennings, who was named the 2008 Naismith National High School Basketball Players of the Year, averaged 35.5 points a game registering a total of 1,312 points. He broke the existing record for most points set by Calvin Duncan 27 years ago when scored 63 points in a 123-58 win over Bonner Academy (NC) setting the single game record high for Oak Hill. Jennings has also scored 40 points or more for eight times.
"Brandon is one of the quickest point guards to ever play for me," Oak Hill head basketball coach, Steve Smith told Oakhillhoops.com. "His presence and talent will truly be missed."
The last player who failed to meet the NCAA requirements from Oak Hill was Stephen Jackson who also signed with Arizona. Jackson spent one year in the junior college ranks before joining the NBA.
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The nation's top-ranked high school player still isn't eligible to play college ball.
[table][tr][td][/td] [/tr][tr][td]Brandon Jennings has some work to do to become eligible for college play. (Joe Murphy/NBAE / Getty Images)[/td] [/tr][/table]
Brandon Jennings, the 6-foot-1 point guard who recently moved to the top of Scout.com's Class of 2008 rankings, has achieved the necessary qualifying score on his standardized test to meet NCAA requirements, but has not been cleared to play. Jennings is committed to Arizona.
"He hasn't qualified yet," Jennings' Oak Hill Academy coach Steve Smith told FOXSports.com.
According to sources close to the situation, Jennings originally took the standardized test back when he was at Compton Dominguez (Calif.) and scored poorly on it. Since his arrival at Oak Hill, there has been a dramatic jump in his test score.
The NCAA is requiring Jennings to take the test again as a way to legitimize his score. It is unclear exactly how well Jennings will have to do on his retake to satisfy the NCAA. Sources maintain that Jennings will have two more opportunities to prove his score was legitimate.
When reached by FOXSports.com, Arizona coach Lute Olson said he is unable to comment on academic issues related to recruits.
Ironically, the last player who didn't qualify out of Oak Hill was Stephen Jackson, who signed with Arizona and wound up having to spend one year in the junior college ranks before going to the NBA.
