It looks like Kentucky and Washington both knew about Enes Kanter’s elgibility issues beforehand as there is a report that the NCAA called both schools to tell them about it.
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The NCAA called the University of Washington compliance office shortly after star Turkish recruit[B] [URL=”http://http//www.draftexpress.com/profile/Enes-Kanter-5168/”][COLOR=#000000]Enes Kanter[/COLOR][/URL][/B] verbally committed to play basketball there for the 2010-11 season to warn them about Kanter’s eligibility issues, Sportspress Northwest has learned.
Stephen Webb, associate director of amateurism certification at NCAA Eligibility Center, called the school about Kanter, one of the top recruits in the country at the time, prior to National Letter of Intent Day in the fall of 2009. The NCAA said it was aware that the Turkish league Kanter played in was mostly or all professional. It was investigating, and asked if Washington was doing the same. At the time, the school was not.
That information was relayed to [B][URL=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Romar”][COLOR=#000000]Washington coach Lorenzo Romar[/COLOR][/URL] [/B]and surprised the school. It was the only time the university had received a call from the NCAA about a recruit’s possible eligibility issues. One call. None prior or since. UW officials confirmed the NCAA’s account but declined to speak on the matter.
Kanter changed his verbal commitment to Kentucky approximately five months later. That prompted the same call to Kentucky. The NCAA phoned the Wildcats to tell them Kanter was under investigation for his play at Fenerbahçe Ülker.
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