Nova Finally Catches a Break: The trials and tribulations of Villanova are well-documented. But the injury-riddled Wildcats finally received some good news when the NCAA Clearinghouse announced recruit Shane Clark is academically eligible. Villanova sent Clark an official acceptance letter, which will allow the 6-7 forward to join the team starting Dec. 21.
Clark’s recruitment journey ends where it started. Clark had verbally committed to Villanova before having an excellent summer before his senior year. With more schools interested, Clark reopened his recruitment and signed with Maryland. But the Clearinghouse ruled that he was academically ineligible because of a glitch in his paperwork. Clark finally got his paperwork in order and became eligible again for schools to recruit. He applied to only Villanova, his original choice. The Wildcats welcomed him back, giving the team a much-needed addition at forward after senior forward Curtis Sumpter re-tore his ACL. He’ll be out indefinitely. Clark will help hold down the fort in Sumpter’s absence.
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