KU’s Silvio De Sousa Rich Sugg rsugg@kcstar.com
Kansas sophomore Silvio De Sousa issued a statement Saturday on Twitter reiterating what he told The Star’s Sam Mellinger on Friday. De Sousa, a 6-foot-9 Angola native, tweeted he’d be entering his name in the 2019 NBA Draft with his intent to return to school if the NCAA grants an appeal made for reinstatement of De Sousa’s eligibility.
The NCAA ruled on Feb. 1 that De Sousa must sit out the 2019-20 season, “because his guardian received payment from a university booster and agent and agreed to receive additional funds from the same person.