Just hours before the Texas Tech basketball team’s 72-57 win over Tennessee State on Thursday night, we finally received closure on an issue that had been unresolved for months. Unfortunately, we didn’t get the news that we were hoping for.
Sophomore forward Joel Ntambwe, a transfer from UNLV, had filed a waiver with the NCAA requesting immediate eligibility for this season. His request was primarily centered around the fact that following last season, UNLV fired its head coach Marvin Menzies.
People inside the Tech program were confident that Ntambwe would be cleared to play this year, and they had great reason to, given that the NCAA has been handing out eligibility waivers these days like elves hand out presents.