Kansas Jayhawks forward Silvio De Sousa has been ruled ineligible for the rest of this season and all of next season , the NCAA ruled Friday.
De Sousa, a 6-foot-9 sophomore from Angola, has been held out of competition since October, when former Adidas consultant T.J. Gassnola testified in federal court that he paid $2,500 to De Sousa's guardian, Fenny Falmagne.
"When a prospective student-athlete allows a third party to involve himself in the recruitment process, the prospective student-athlete is then responsible for the actions of that person, regardless of whether the prospective student-athlete had knowledge or if benefits were received," the NCAA said in its ruling Friday.