North Carolina’s Leslie McDonald cleared to play by NCAA

Posted Dec 18, 2013
On Dec. 17, UNC men’s basketball student-athlete Leslie McDonald was cleared to compete in the school’s next competition. McDonald sat nine games and must repay $1,783 to a charity of his choice for receiving numerous impermissible extra benefits. North Carolina discovered the rule violations on Oct. 24 and then submitted a reinstatement request to the NCAA for McDonald on Dec. 11. (NCAA.org)

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