Potential No. 1 overall draft pick James Wiseman will be suspended until 2020, and the NCAA ruled that the Memphis star will have to donate $11,500 to a charity of his choice in the wake of an investigation into benefits the Wiseman family received from current Tigers coach Penny Hardaway.
Wiseman’s battle against the NCAA resulted in the 18-year-old filing a lawsuit against the organization after he was initially ruled ineligible, but Wiseman withdrew the lawsuit in order to expedite his return to the team. Memphis announced that Wiseman was ineligible on November 14th.
On Thursday, it was reported that Wiseman has received a 12-game suspension, and is required to donate $11,500 to charity, matching the amount his family received from Hardaway for moving expenses in 2017.
When can Wiseman return?
Wiseman will be forced to miss the next 10 games, having already sat out for the Tigers’ wins over Little Rock and Alcorn State.
Wiseman will miss several nationally televised games, and one matchup against a ranked opponent, as No. 16 Memphis plays No. 20 Tennessee on December 14th.
Wiseman will be eligible to return on January 12th in a road game at South Florida.
