Here is exactly why the NCAA cleared Texas' Mohamed Bamba of any NCAA violations
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The NCAA said Tuesday that Texas freshman Mohamed Bamba received benefits from a private equity investor, but those benefits were permissible because Bamba’s relationship with the investor had been ongoing for many years.
The NCAA also found that the investor, Greer Love, served as a mentor to other children as well, through a mentorship program in Harlem, and provided similar benefits to those children.
He did not meet the NCAA’s definition of an agent.
According to NCAA Bylaws, an agent is “any individual who, directly or indirectly represents or attempts to represent an individual for the purpose of marketing his or her athletics ability or reputation for financial gain, or seeks to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit from securing a prospective student-athlete’s potential earnings as a professional athlete.”
An agent may include certified contract advisers, financial advisers, marketing representatives, brand managers, and anyone who is employed or associated with such persons.
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