Kansas forward Silvio De Sousa must sit out the remainder of the 2018-19 season and 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,” the NCAA ruled Friday.
De Sousa had not played in a game this season as he awaited results of an NCAA investigation into his eligibility.
The NCAA said in a release that “according to the facts provided for purposes of the reinstatement request (that KU made after declaring De Sousa ineligible about two weeks ago), De Sousa’s guardian received payment of $2,500 from an agent and booster of the school.