LSU has decided to let guard Javonte Smart play in the SEC Tournament today.
Here are more details, including a statement from LSU on the decision:
The Baton Rouge native will be back for the Tigers in the SEC Tournament, the school said in a statement on Friday. The news comes after the university cleared him after conducting an internal investigation, interviewing Smart, his family and others.
“LSU has cleared freshman Javonte Smart for today’s game against the University of Florida in the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament,” the statement read. “Smart has fully cooperated and participated in a joint inquiry with LSU and the NCAA resulting from reports of wiretapped conversations purportedly involving Head Coach Will Wade.
“Smart was held out of the regular season finale against Vanderbilt out of an abundance of caution in cooperation with the NCAA. Though the inquiry is not closed, after multiple additional interviews, there has been no wrongdoing identified to date. As a result, and because of his full cooperation and transparency in this matter, Smart has been cleared by university officials for play on Friday.”
Only time will tell if this is a…Smart…decision.
LSU freshman guard Javonte Smart has been cleared to play today in the SEC tournament, per the school. They made it very clear to mention that he "fully cooperated and participated in a joint inquiry with LSU and the NCAA."
— Jeff Borzello (@jeffborzello) March 15, 2019
#LSU AD Joe Alleva and Javonte Smart during warmups just now. pic.twitter.com/0oIarH8qrG
— TigerDroppings (@TigerDroppings) March 15, 2019
