Lawyer: Six Wofford players reinstated amid improper benefits ordeal

A lawyer representing six Wofford men’s basketball players who faced suspension said Friday that they have been reinstated.It is the latest twist in a strange scandal that began last week with Wofford firing head coach Dwight Perry and associate head coach Tysor Anderson.After The Field of 68 reported Thursday that the NCAA suspended six players for receiving improper benefits, the NCAA’s official X account responded to deny the report.”This is not accurate,” the account said in a pair of posts. “The NCAA did not suspend student-athletes at this school and did not take any action against any athletic department personnel at this school.”Attorney Mark Peper then told multiple outlets Friday that the six players have been “reinstated,” effective immediately.Peper told The Field of 68 this week that six players who were supposed to be placed in upperclassman dorms at Wofford were instead put in underclassman dorms.Anderson asked the players “if they wanted to keep their current dorm assignment or rent an apartment off campus and pay for it themselves,” Peper said. “They chose the latter, and Coach Anderson properly informed administration of their plan to do so.”

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