Six years ago, wrestler Desmond “Desi” Green was ready to put a punctuation mark on one of the greatest athletic careers UB had ever seen.
He was the fastest wrestler in school history to 100 career wins. He had two Mid-American Conference Championships (149 pounds) to his name. With 36 more wins, he appeared primed to break the program’s all-time wins record his final year.
But Green never got a senior season.
In the fall of 2011, UB Athletics dismissed him from the wrestling team. Green says the Athletics Department “forced [his] hand” to quit after he tested positive for marijuana for the second time in his career, costing him a chance at becoming an All-American and possibly even an NCAA Champion.