University of Miami junior forward Dewan Hernandez, holding out hope he can return to the team this season after missing 13 games, is seeking reinstatement from the NCAA, according to his attorney.
Hernandez has been held out of all games this season while the school and NCAA reviewed his eligibility after his name surfaced in court documents related to defendant Christian Dawkins, an agent runner implicated in the FBI investigation of college basketball. Dawkins had written in an e-mail his plans to pay Hernandez monthly during his sophomore year. Though there was no signed contract, the NCAA decided, after being asked by UM to clarify eligibility rules and possible violations, that Hernandez had committed an infraction, which would jeopardize his eligibility.