Delle Donne officially released from UConn scholarship (Women's Hoops Guru)

Delle Donne officially released from UConn scholarship

By Jonathan Tannenwald
Philly.com

Greetings all...

Mel is on the road today, so I'm here to post the latest news about Elena Delle Donne's departure from Connecticut.

Mel forwarded me an email he received from the Hartford Courant's UConn beat writer, John Altavilla, in which Altavilla reports the following:

Included in the release is the consent of UConn to allow Delle Donne to play any sport she wants, provided she attends the University of Delaware. That means Delle Donne, the reigning Naismith Player of the Year from Urusline Academy in Wilmington, Del., could conceivably resume her basketball career as soon as this season if Delaware can work out the details with the NCAA.
If Delle Donne decides to attend another school she would have to apply for additional release from UConn.

Since Delle Donne was techinically in receipt of financial aid from UConn during her two-day stay on campus in June, the Blue Hens would have to convince the NCAA that didn't constitute enough of a benefit to prohibit her from playing the sport this season as a transfer student.

Delle Donne said Monday through a statement she intends to enroll at Delaware, where her admission is currerntly being considered.

I've since heard from Mel that it is possible that Delle Donne could play basketball this coming season if she wants to.

This is a change from the statement from Delle Donne's family this past Monday that she would only practice with the team this season and would not play until 2009-10.

Stay tuned; Mel will be back later with more information.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on August 20, 2008 7:30 PM | Permalink

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Mel Greenberg covers college and professional women’s basketball for the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has worked for 38 years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jonathan Tannenwald is a producer with Philly.com. In addition to covering the local college scene, he spent two years as the Washington Mystics beat writer for Women's Hoops Guru. He also writes his own blog, Soft Pretzel Logic, which covers men's college basketball, football, and a variety of other sports.

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