JAHII CARSON RUMORS & GOSSIP

Chris Colvin wasn't Arizona State's first choice to play point guard this season. The Sun Devils intended to go with incoming freshman Jahii Carson, who never became eligible. Colvin also wasn't the second option. That was sophomore Keala King, who was converted from shooting guard but then struggled with his attitude and was dismissed from the team in early January...

No Trent Lockett. No Jahii Carson. No Keala King. We got this. After an impressive split at home against the Oregon schools, the Arizona State Sun Devils (6-11, 2-3)make their first intra-conference road trip to the mountainous region of the Pac-12 to take on the Colorado Buffaloes (11-6,3-2) on Thursday night in Boulder.

In an unfortunate news item, Arizona State guard Jahii Carson has been deemed ineligibile due to academic reasons. According to ESPN.com “Carson didn’t meet the NCAA’s initial academic eligibility standards and retook the ACT test, but the school recently learned he had come up just short and appealed to the NCAA.“ Carson will be able to practice with the...

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) -- Top recruit Jahii Carson has been ruled ineligible to play for Arizona State in the 2011-12 season.

Top recruit Jahii Carson has been ruled ineligible to play for Arizona State in the 2011-12 season. Carson didn't meet the NCAA's initial academic eligibility standards and retook the ACT test, but the school recently learned he had come up just short and appealed to the NCAA. The NCAA's Eligibility Center ruled on Friday that Carson can't play but will be allowed...

Top recruit Jahii Carson has been ruled ineligible to play for Arizona State in the 2011-12 season. Carson didn't meet the NCAA's initial academic eligibility standards and retook the ACT test, but the school recently learned he had come up just short and appealed to the NCAA. The NCAA's Eligibility Center ruled on Friday that Carson can't play but will be allowed...

Arizona State freshman Jahii Carson has been ruled ineligible for the season, a team spokesman said Friday.

TEMPE, Ariz. Top Arizona State recruit Jahii Carson was ruled academically ineligible Friday, which means the player for whom the Sun Devils redesigned their offense this season will be able to run it only in practice. Carson, ranked the No. 8 point guard recruit in the nation while at Mesa High last season, is ineligible after falling just short of the academic threshold as determined...

Arizona State’s highly touted freshman point guard, Jahii Carson, was ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA on Friday.