Hernandez will not play until the Miami Hurricanes compliance and basketball staffs can determine his role in the Adidas bribery scandal. The 6’10 Junior from Miami Norland High School did not play Friday night in the Canes 82-63 victory over Lehigh in their season opener at the Watsco Center.
Hernandez will sit out while the NCAA will review his status. His eligibility has come under scrutiny after being implicated by former Adidas employee Christian Dawkins in an email claiming that Hernandez would be paid between September 2017 and April 2018.
Dawkins was recently convicted on felony charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud according to ESPN.