NCAA Rules Youssoupha Mbao To Sit Two Games In 2009-10     

Freshman Center To Make MU Debut At Old Spice Classic

Milwaukee – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has ruled that Marquette freshman Youssoupha Mbao must sit out the team’s first two regular season games in 2009-10 due to a violation in NCAA amateurism rules prior to his arrival on campus.

Mbao, a native of Dakar, Senegal, played on a team (Dunas Hotels Gran Canaria) that had a professional player on its roster.

The 7-2 center will be eligible to participate in the team’s exhibition contest against MSOE, but will miss the first two contests of the season against Centenary and Maryland Eastern Shore.  He will be able to make his MU debut when the squad hosts Grambling on Nov. 21.

Glad to hear for this young man's sake he won't be out long, but as a practical matter, I don't thikn he's going to be logging big minutes anytime soon. 

Is he really only 215 punds???  Somebody take the kid over to Kopps and give him som butter burgers!  Then get him in the weight room. 

Well, there could be some games against Big East opponents with big centers this year that might get out of hand.  Throw him in for a few minutes against Harongogy/etc. and see what happens.