The NCAA is climbing its way through the Nerlens Noel address book, not really, but they are checking out one of his friends.
Ryan Sweeney, a 21 year old friend from Providence, [URL=”http://news.providencejournal.com/sports/college/2012/08/providence-man-friend-of-ledo-questioned-in-noel-investigation.html”]had the NCAA over at the house[/URL] recently to ask him questions about Nerlens.
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[COLOR=#010101][FONT=Times New Roman]Two weeks ago, representatives from the NCAA and the University of Kentucky visited Sweeney’s home to discuss his relationship with Noel, a 6-foot-10 center who enrolled last week as a freshman at UK. The officials met with Ryan Sweeney for nearly an hour, according to his father, Providence attorney Michael Sweeney. He would not comment when asked what was discussed but SI.com, the website for Sports Illustrated, reported earlier this last week that the NCAA also stopped at the Tilton (N.H.) School to further investigate potential eligibility issues regarding Noel.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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“Nerlens has been at our house many times. He is Ryan’s friend,” said Michael Sweeney. “I’m not sure why the NCAA wanted to speak with Ryan but we cooperated, and I got the sense that everything was fine when the meeting was over.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Asked if he’s ever provided money to Noel, Sweeney said: “Nerlens came to Florida with us once on vacation and he visited Ryan once at college (Florida Atlantic University) and we paid for his ticket. I will say we are not boosters of Kentucky.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Doesn’t sound like any trouble with Sweeney, but it sure makes you think about your kids going on vacation with their friends.
