HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer representing the mother of Connecticut guard Ryan Boatright says the family is considering legal options after the NCAA detailed its investigation into the freshman’s eligibility.
The NCAA has cleared Boatright to play, but said Saturday he and his mother had accepted more than $8,000 in impermissible benefits from at least two people.
Attorney Scott Tompsett issued a statement Sunday calling the NCAA’s news release false and misleading. He said the people providing the benefits were friends of the Boatright family and had “no expectation of repayment or reciprocation.”
Boatright has missed nine games this season as a result of the investigation, including a six-game suspension to start the season, and is repaying $4,500 in benefits.
The 6-foot Boatright was back in uniform Sunday as UConn hosted Notre Dame.
