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Syracuse Basketball: Tiana Mangakahia granted waiver for return

Syracuse basketball, Tiana Mangakahia (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia is granted a waiver by the NCAA. Mangakahia will be eligible to compete for the Orange during the 2020-21 season.

The women’s Syracuse basketball team received great news for their upcoming campaign as Tiana Mangakahia was granted eligible for the upcoming 2020-2021 campaign. Mangakahia returns after missing last season because of her battle with Stage 2 breast cancer.

Mangakahia will be given a sixth year of eligibility because of the extenuating circumstances due to her diagnosis last season that put a pause on her collegiate basketball career.