The WKU men’s basketball team learned on Dec. 10 that it would be without the services of senior guard Kenny Cooper for the entire 2019-20 season after the Lipscomb transfer’s request for immediate eligibility was denied by the NCAA.
The decision raised eyebrows because other men’s basketball players around the country were granted similar approval, but head coach Rick Stansbury said Monday that Cooper’s waiver appeal was shot down because his former school “didn’t support” his decision to leave the university.
“To me, he’s the only player in the country where a coach got fired or left that wasn’t granted eligibility,” Stansbury said.