Comments on: BREAKING NEWS: Jabari Bird’s eligibility restored

By: bbfan2

bbfan2 — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:26:09 +0000

He didn’t check a box that had it been checked would not have ruled him ineligible. It’s not like he was trying to attend a public school out of his attendance area, trying to attend his second or third high school, which by the way i have seen happen at so many public schools. People never talk about the private school student athletes that are forced to sit out the year.

By: Basketball Mom

Basketball Mom — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:44:18 +0000

Salesian will always have access to the best Bay Area High School basketball players..they have money and influence. Did you really think that the NCS would go against the Mighty Salesian Private School…come on…For real???? It is what it is!!!

By: bbfan2

bbfan2 — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:48:25 +0000

FYI, the other two Vallejo kids are actually very good students. Another instance of people assuming our kids and parents don’t want a good education. Congrats for Jabari and I actually feel bad for the other kids that are still in the appeals process

By: Stephanie Hammon

Stephanie Hammon — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:18:44 +0000

Prep Fan, E_Culb and others: One difference between Hunter and Bird’s cases is that Hunter had to prove residency in the Berkeley school district. Initially, there was a problem getting all of that evidence in line, which was another reason Gil Lemmon denied her eligibility besides the violation of the 510 bylaw. However, when Hunter had her CIF appeal hearing, additional residency evidence was submitted and, to my understanding, that issue was resolved. The residency issue is part of why her case had to go to an appeals committee and took quite a bit more time than Bird’s case.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 03:05:20 +0000

Thanks fr the clarification Jimmy. I was not aware that the CIF got involved in these eligibility appeals. Civil court? There are only a few weeks remaining before playoffs start. I sure hope this case moves faster than most that are in the civil courts.

By: Jimmy Durkin

Jimmy Durkin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:49:12 +0000

Hunter’s situation went to the CIF on an appeal. First the NCS ruled, then it was appealed to the NCS. That appeal was denied, so it was appealed to the CIF and the decision of the NCS was upheld. Now it’s headed to civil court.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 02:39:54 +0000

I was not aware of a state process? I belive it is just an NCS rule. Had she tranferred to another school in the Sac-Joaquin Section, it would have been subject to whatever hoops they have set up to jump through in that section.

By: Oh boy

Oh boy — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:10:39 +0000

@E_Culb and Prep Fan

Looks like this was a NCS ruling reversal by the commish rather than a full CIF appeal. I’m guessing that Boyd and Hunter had to thru the whole Section process, then the State process.

By: Prep Fan

Prep Fan — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 23:02:40 +0000

I hear you E-CULB. That is why I put “free” in parentheses. But I keep reading that a player is able to transfer only after their freshman season. They don’t seem to make it easy on anyone.

By: E_CULB

E_CULB — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:39:53 +0000

@ Prepfan

That cant be the case because when Brittany tranfered to Berkeley as a soph, that was the first year of that rule. And they made her jump through the same hoops as Hunter.