FIRST WORD
We have decided to withhold Silvio from competition until we can evaluate and understand the new information.”
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self in a statement Wednesday saying sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will sit while the school sorts through information that came to light during the basketball criminal trial in New York. The four-star recruit was one of several current and former players mentioned in the trial of former Adidas executive James Gatto, which stemmed from an FBI investigation into corruption in college basketball. De Sousa averaged 4.0 points and 3.7 rebounds last season.