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Despite the NCAA investigation into Tennessee, star forward JaKarr Sampson is still considering the Volunteers.
“JaKarr and his mother say that people are human and subject to mess up from time to time,” said Don Anderson, Sampson’s AAU coach.
“Coach [Bruce] Pearl and his staff are good people.”
He added: “To us, Coach Pearl is is a good guy regardless of what happened and Tennessee is still in good shape. It has no bearing on his decision.”
The 6-foot-8 Sampson visited UT last weekend and is considering the Vols along with Baylor, St. John’s and Kansas, he said.
An Akron, Ohio native, he is now enrolled at Brewster (N.H.) Academy.
Tennessee is being investigated by the NCAA about possible violations during a 17-month investigation of his program.
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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Despite the NCAA investigation into Tennessee, star forward JaKarr Sampson is still considering the Volunteers.
“JaKarr and his mother say that people are human and subject to mess up from time to time,” said Don Anderson, Sampson’s AAU coach.
“Coach [Bruce] Pearl and his staff are good people.”
He added: “To us, Coach Pearl is is a good guy regardless of what happened and Tennessee is still in good shape. It has no bearing on his decision.”
The 6-foot-8 Sampson visited UT last weekend and is considering the Vols along with Baylor, St. John’s and Kansas, he said.
An Akron, Ohio native, he is now enrolled at Brewster (N.H.) Academy.
Tennessee is being investigated by the NCAA about possible violations during a 17-month investigation of his program.
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