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LOUISIANA La. — At least one of Louisiana's returning men’s basketball player will be forced to sit out the fall semester due to academic shortcomings, but Ragin’ Cajun head coach Jessie Evans said that Cedric Williams will probably be by himself on the sidelines.
Evans said Wednesday that he expects both returning junior center Michael Southall and junior transfer Orien Greene to be academically eligible for the Cajuns’ entire 2003-04 season once summer school grades are finalized.
“I definitely expect Southall to be eligible,” he said, “and Orien should be in good shape, also.”
The 6-foot-10 Southall, a returning All-Sun Belt Conference selection, and the 6-foot-5 Greene, a transfer from Florida prior to last season, both needed summer school classes to retain eligibility. Finals for the summer term ended Saturday, but final grades have not been posted.
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Southall missed the first three games of last season and Williams and now-senior Laurie Bridges missed the first two games last year because of academic problems. All three regained their eligibility following the fall semester and played the rest of the 2002-03 season.
The 6-foot-9 Williams played in 28 games during the Cajuns’ 20-10 NIT season and averaged 7.9 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting 59.3 percent from the floor. He started five games and averaged 11.0 points per start including a season-high 19-point effort against hometown university Houston.
Evans said that Williams can regain his eligibility during the fall semester. If he does that, he will be one of two Louisiana players expected to be eligible in time for the start of Sun Belt play.
Guard Dwayne Mitchell, a native of New Orleans out of Kennedy High, transferred to the Cajun program from Auburn in January and will complete the mandatory year in residence to establish eligibility at the end of the fall semester.
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