Cassell calls NCAA 'neighborhood bullies'

Former NBA player Sam Cassell isn't very happy with the NCAA.

After his son's appeal to play college basketball fell through on Thursday, he lashed out by labeling the NCAA as "the neighborhood bullies."

In a CBS Sports report, Cassell said it wouldn't be worth it to pursue any legal action after his son, Sam Cassell Jr. and another high school senior Myles Davis were both ruled ineligible by the NCAA for taking classes invalidated by the NCAA at Notre Dame Prep, a high school in Massachusetts.

"They are the neighborhood bullies," Cassell told The Washington Post. "Everybody got bosses except the NCAA. It's so ironic. Everybody got somebody to answer to, but the NCAA. I'm not here to bash them. It ain't worth all that, but that's my opinion. Who beat up the neighborhood bully? No one.

Cassell said his son didn't have six courses validated from the prep school that were taken two years ago. These identical courses were also attended by eight other basketball players -- each of which were cleared to play Division 1 college basketball last season.

"The NCAA just wants kids to fail," Cassell said in the report. "It's not these kids' fault. The NCAA can't penalize Notre Dame Prep, so they are squashing the kids dreams."

Cassell's son was planning to play for Maryland, where he took summer classes. According to the Post, Cassell Jr. had not enrolled in the fall semester at Maryland, thus leaving his options open to enroll at another school.

"The NCAA couldn't go after Notre Dame Prep. My son didn't do nothing wrong," Cassell told The Washington Post. "He did everything that was required of him at the school. He is in summer school and they wait until August to say they aren't accepting the courses. Why not do it a little earlier? He would've had more options than he has now. But he's a strong individual. He'll be fine. He just won't be attending Maryland."

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