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Silvio De Sousa's NCAA Ban Appealed by Kansas Amid Adidas Bribery Scandal

The Kansas Jayhawks have filed an appeal to the NCAA regarding suspended forward Silvio De Sousa, per Matt Tait of KUsports.com.

Kansas Athletics issued a statement on the matter, via Tait: "The University of Kansas today submitted its formal appeal on behalf of men's basketball student-athlete Silvio De Sousa, challenging the two-season penalty De Sousa received from the NCAA for alleged violations that he was unaware of and from which he did not benefit."

Kansas held De Sousa out at the beginning of the 2018-19 season after former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola testified that he paid $2,500 to De Sousa's guardian, Fenny Falmagne.