It may seem like a game of Crazy 8, or an Eighth Wonder: By the time Juan Munoz completes the University of Hawai’i men’s basketball season next March, his college career will span twice as long as the traditional four-year path.
But that’s all fine and dandy for Munoz and the Warriors’ players and coaches, and especially for the UH fans who only got a quick-but-spectacular glimpse of the multi-skilled 6-foot guard during his previous two years with the program.
The NCAA granted Munoz a highly unusual eighth year of eligibility on Thursday, approving a special waiver after he missed his second straight season due to injury, this one a ruptured Achilles tendon.