University of Wyoming head basketball coach Heath Schroyer announced Friday that Cowboy basketball player Arthur Bouëdo must sit out of UW’s first 14 games of the 2009-10 season to satisfy NCAA rules regarding amateurism. The NCAA determined that Bouëdo played on a team in France that had a professional player on its roster.
“We are disappointed that Arthur will miss games but we understood this was a possibility when we recruited him,” Schroyer said. “Arthur is a tremendous young man and a very good basketball player. While we will miss him during the first 14 games, he will become an integral part of this team when he returns. We are excited about having a quality player like Arthur for the next three years.”
Bouëdo, a native of Aix en Provence, France, joined the Cowboy roster for the 2008-09 season as a walk-on. He was then placed on scholarship prior to the 2009-10 season. He will be a sophomore in 2009-10.
Bouëdo will be eligible to play when the Cowboys open Mountain West Conference play on Jan. 6. The Pokes will host Colorado State that day.
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