Toledo Blade · Jan 29, 2021
Division II transfer Shumate thriving at Toledo
The scene in Huntington, W.Va., was straight out of Metropolis.
JT Shumate, dressed in khakis and a polo shirt, did his best Superman impression, ripping off his clothes to reveal a University of Toledo basketball uniform underneath.
The date was Dec. 16 and the Rockets were at Marshall’s Cam Henderson Center. Shumate, a transfer from Division II Walsh, had been denied a waiver from the NCAA to play immediately. UT knew a decision on an appeal was imminent, so coach Tod Kowalczyk told Shumate to be ready.
Twenty minutes before tipoff, the Rockets learned that he was good to go.
“Suit up,” Kowalczyk said. “Let’s go.”