And Yet Another Decatur Christian Player Ineligible/Academics

[tornado]

Beas Hamga who signed with UNLV is ineligible and unable to enroll at UNLV.

http://www.lvrj.com/sports/9780702.html

He may end up at Findlay Prep in Las Vegas, same place as DeAndre Liggins

[MacabreMob]

Hehe (with an evil chuckle)... I can surmise a lot of things that could really be going on here.... but that's the schadenfreude in me.

[collegehoopjunkie]

Someone at NCAA has a long memory. They brought up 1986 when they went after Bradley a couple summers ago, and so I suspect they still remember Jerry Tarkanian.
UNLV will get no breaks from the NCAA.

[tornado]

UNLV people think this is a conspiracy by certain powerful people in the NCAA to hurt UNLV,
this writer even suggests it's Wisconsin's Bo Ryan, University of Kentucky, or Indiana....... and compares the NCAA to a military tribunal and the Gestapo,
......

"That's why, at least if you are a conspiracy buff, you could connect exhibits A to Z by saying somebody or something in between did not want UNLV to lock up Hamga without jumping through hoops that are nearly as tall as he.

Funny that when the Rebels were losing, I don't recall them having to wait on the NCAA Clearing House .....And so, I ask, coincidence or conspiracy?"

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sports/2007/sep/17/566633641.html

[tornado]

A little more has come out regarding Beas Hamga and his eligibility.

Apparently the NCAA is taking a VERY CAREFUL approach in any case regarding kids from the Cameroon, where Beas Hamga hails from.

How Hamga and his handlers faild to know this is beyond me, as it apparently is well known
to any Cameroonian native who tries to get elibility in the NCAA.

The NCAA has a specific set of rules for all Cameroonians as follows..........

"Cameroon
NOTICE: A serious problem of falsification and alteration of records exists in Cameroon. Identification of such forgery is difficult and can be discovered only by using great caution in records evaluation. In addition, due to the unique nature of the educational system in Cameroon, all annual grade reports/transcripts from year nine and up should be obtained and forwarded to the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse along with those documents specifically listed below. Documents must be sent directly from the issuing institutions and/or bodies to the clearinghouse.

These documents may be reviewed with the documents in Item No. 2 below in cases in which core has not been completed.

1. The document below meets both high school graduation requirements and core-curriculum requirements:
? Diplome de Baccalaureat (baccalaureate diploma).
? The grade-point average must be at least 10.000 (equivalent to U.S. 2.000) to 15.100 (equivalent to U.S. 3.550) or higher on a 20-0 (20 high) scale. The grade-point average is calculated by averaging all core courses on the document above, regardless of grades earned. Applicable grading scale (may not be all inclusive):
? Tres Bien Very good 16.0-20.0
? Bien Good 14.0-15.9
? Assez Bien Good enough 12.0-13.9
? Passable Passable 10.0-11.9 (lowest passing grade; see page 5)
? Echec Fail 0.0-9.9
2. The documents below meets high school graduation requirements (may not be all inclusive):

a. Cameroon General Certificate of Education/Cameroon GCE.

The document above meets core-curriculum requirements only if five academic subject passes are present. Four of the five must be English, mathematics, natural/physical science and social science. The grade-point average must be at least 2.000 (equivalent to U.S. 2.00) to 3.550 (equivalent to U.S. 3.550) or higher on an A-E (A high) scale. The grade-point average is calculated by averaging those core courses with passing grades that appear on the document above. Courses must satisfy the definition of a core course as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.2.

Applicable grading scales (may not be all inclusive):
Cameroon GCE:
Ordinary Level (O-Level) examination:

(1) Alphabetical grading scale:
A 4
B 3
C 2
D 1
E 1 (lowest passing grade; see page 5)

(2) Numerical grading scale: Use actual numerical grade for core-curriculum subject passes.Advanced Level (A-Level) examination:
A 4
B 4
C 4
D 3
E 2 (lowest passing grade; see page 5)

b. Clase terminale (certificate of high school graduation).

c. Diplome de Baccalaureat de Technicien/Diplome de Baccalaureat Technologique (diploma of technical baccalaureate).

d. Diplome de Baccalaureat Professionnel (diploma of professional baccalaureate).

e. Brevet de Technicien (technician’s certificate).

f. Certificat de Fin d’Etudes Secondaires (certificate of completion of secondary studies).

The documents in items 2-b through 2-f above meet core-curriculum requirements only if the coursework represented satisfies the corecurriculum distribution as specified in Bylaw 14.3.1.1. The grade-point average must be at least 10.000 (equivalent to U.S. 2.000) to 15.100 (equivalent to U.S. 3.550) or higher on a 20-0 (20 high) scale. The grade-point average is calculated by averaging those core courses with passing grades that appear on the documents above. Courses must satisfy the core-curriculum distribution specified in

Bylaw 14.3.1.1.
Applicable grading scale (items 2-b through 2-f above):
See Item No. 1.

3. The documents below, by themselves, do not satisfy the graduation requirement of Bylaw 14.3; however, they may be used (in rare instances) in combination with documents listed in Item No. 2 above to meet the core-curriculum requirements:

a. Brevet d’Etudes du Premier Cycle/BEPC (certificate of first-cycle studies).
b. Certificat de Formation General/CFG (certificate of general instruction).
c. Certificat d’Aptitude Professionnelle/CAP (certificate of professional competence).
d. First School Leaving Certificate Examination.
e. Government Common Entrance Examination.
f. City and Guilds of London Institute/CLGI qualifications.
g. Royal Society of Arts qualifications.
h. Concours d’Entree en Sixieme (entrance examination for the sixth class).
i. Brevet de Technicien (technician’s certificate).
j. Certificat d’Aptitude de Maitre d’Enseignement General (certificate of qualification as a general education teacher).


4. A student will be considered a transfer if the student is or was enrolled as a regular full-time student in one of the following (may not be all inclusive):
a. Universite (university).
b. Ecole (postsecondary only).
c. Institut (postsecondary only).
d. Grande Ecole (higher educational institution).
e. Centre Universitaire (university center).
See pages 5-6 for instructions for use of this guide and application procedures.


References
Feagles, Shelley M., ed., A Guide to Educational Systems Around the World, NAFSA, Washington, D.C., 1999.
Internet Source: International Comparisons. UK NARIC ECCTIS Ltd., Gloucestershire, United Kingdom: www.internationalcomparisons.org.uk. Last accessed October 2004. Internet Source: International Association of Universities Web site: https://www.unesco.org/iau/iau/onlin...ses/index.html. Last accessed October 2004.
See Multi-Country References, page 248."

See page 28 in this reference.............

http://www.ncaa.org/library/membership/international_guide/2005/2005_international_guide.pdf

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