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IU’s Jeremy Hollowell reinstated

Michael Holyfield, Jeremy Hollowell

Sam Houston State center Michael Holyfield, left, works to block Indiana forward Jeremy Hollowell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Thursday, Nov. 15 2012. Indiana won 99-45. (AP Photo/ Alan Petersime)

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Indiana freshman forward Jeremy Hollowell had missed the last three games for unspecified reasons.

He dressed but didn’t play against Mount St. Mary’s and he wasn’t dressed against Florida Atlantic. On Friday, before the Hoosiers took on Jacksonville, IU released a statement saying that Hollowell was being held out “pending resolution of NCAA compliance issues”.

It appears those issues have been resolved, as Hollowell’s eligibility was reinstated on Sunday. He’ll be available on Monday when the Hoosiers travel to Iowa.

Here’s the complete statement from IU athletic director Fred Glass:

Earlier today we were advised by the NCAA that they have accepted our self-reported secondary violation involving Jeremy Hollowell and, consistent with our proposal, immediately reinstated his eligibility. He will travel with the rest of the team to Iowa and be eligible to play in that game and all other games going forward. I would like to thank the NCAA for its assistance and responsiveness, especially during this holiday season when their office is officially closed.

I also thank Jeremy Hollowell and his mother Chandra Lockett who raised this issue and have continued to be forthright and forthcoming throughout this matter. Finally, I thank our athletic department and men’s basketball staff who worked diligently and professionally to help bring this to a positive conclusion. I am proud of how Indiana University has handled this situation. We will release the details of this matter later this week. Until then we will have no further comment.

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