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August 20, 2008
Elena Free To Play Any Sport
The final chapter of the Elena Delle Donne saga is now complete.
UConn received a waiver request from Delle Donne Wednesday. The signed request was, in turn, faxed back to the National Letter of Intent organization within a few hours granting a complete release, with the condition that Delle Donne enrolls at the University of Delaware.
Should Delle Donne enroll at another school she would again have to request to be released from her scholarship to UConn. She said in statement Monday that her intention is to enroll at Delaware for the fall semester.
The release allows Delle Donne, who informed Auriemma last week that she had decided not to enroll at UConn, is immediately eligible to play any sport at Delaware, including basketball.
However, if she wants to play basketball this season, Delle Donne and Delaware will need to seek additional clearance with the NCAA, per NCAA regulations regarding transfers.
A complete release also dictates that Delle Donne will retain four years of basketball eligibility.
Rich
Posted by Elliott on August 20, 2008 5:43 PM
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