CINCINNATI(AP) -- The NCAA has cleared freshman Lance Stephenson
to play at Cincinnati without having to miss any games.
There were questions about whether the 6-foot-5, 240-pound
forward would be eligible because of his involvement in a
documentary. Stephenson was a prep star in Brooklyn, but his
off-the-court issues made many schools back away.
Stephenson averaged 28.9 points, 10 rebounds and 3.9 assists in
his senior season at Lincoln High School. He was picked as the
Big East's preseason rookie of the year, and coach Mick Cronin
calls Stephenson a difference-maker.
The Bearcats open the season Nov. 16 against Prairie View A&M.
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