Shabazz Muhammad Still Ineligible to Play Basketball for the UCLA Bruins: NBA’s “One Year Removed Rule” Should Be Abandoned

Nov 9, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; UCLA Bruins suspended player Shabazz Muhammad on the bench during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Pauley Pavalion. Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-US PRESSWIRE If you’re privy to the trials and tribulations of College Basketball, then you know that top Freshman recruit, Shabazz Muhammad, was declared ineligible to play Basketball for the University of California, Los Angeles. The NCAA sites that a financial adviser paid for two of Muhammad’s recruiting visits to Duke and North Carolina, which the Muhammad family strongly denies any case of wrongdoing. Either way, “Free Shabazz” t-shirts have been seen filling up the stands of the new Pauley Pavilion. For all intents and purposes, Shabazz Muhammad is the prime example of the modern day “one and done” college basketball player, who’s NBA ready, but goes to school for 8 months before he can start making real money. It’s a wonder he didn’t end up at Kentucky with Coach Calipari. UCLA ...