Oh, what could have been...
South Carolina dismisses Mike Jones
Posted by Mike Waters May 17, 2007 5:43PM
Categories: Breaking News
Mike Jones is now 0-for-2 for colleges.
Jones, the highly-touted recruit out of Lower Richland High School in Hopkins, S.C., left Syracuse University last December after just one semester. He played in 11 games for leaving the Orange in mid-season. Jones eventually transferred to the University of South Carolina.
This is as close to a South Carolina uniform Mike Jones is going to get.Today, The State newspaper in Columbia, S.C., is reporting that South Carolina coach Dave Odom has dismissed Jones from the team for academic reasons.
Here's a quote from the story:
"He's tried two different college atmosphere, here at Syracuse and here at Carolina, and neither one of them has been right for him," Odom said. "That doesn't necessarily imply that there's something wrong with him. Nor does that imply there's something wrong with those situations. It just means the two haven't meshed."
It's a sad situation. I firmly believe Jones was going to contribute at Syracuse. Now, he's put his basketball future in serious jeopardy.
Mike Waters
mwaters@syracuse.com
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