Bye bye, BC?
Boston College, fresh off a six-game winning streak, might just be kissing its season goodbye. Center Sean Williams and forward Akida McLain, both juniors, are dismissed permanently for an unspecified violation of team rules.
The greater loss is suffered at the hands of Williams who is ranked third among shot blockers in the NCAA, with 75 blocks in 15 games, and was up for defensive player of the year. He was also averaging 16 points and 6.9 rebounds. McLain, on the other hand, wasn't an NBA prospect and had missed the first six games of the season with an ankle injury...but the team was fine without him, seeing as they stand at 13-4 heading into Clemson this week.
Both players have previous suspensions with the team, Williams once this season for another "unspecified violation," and once last year for a marijuana charge during which he couldn't attend school for the fall semester. McLain, more the entrepreneur of the two, was suspended for a counterfeiting scam.
Head coach Al Skinner and athletic director Gene DeFilippo refused to comment on the players’ specific conduct, but a school spokesman assures us all that the dismissals do not affect the players’ scholarships or academic standings. Well thank goodness for that. I'm sure the rest of the team appreciates it.
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