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07-11-2006, 09:23 AM
CINCINNATI -- Bill Walker, one of the nation's top high school basketball players, won't be allowed to play this year because he has used up his eligibility.
Walker, a 6-foot-6 forward who combined with O.J. Mayo to lead North College Hill to consecutive state championships, has completed his eight semesters of eligibility, the Ohio High School Athletic Association said Monday.
Walker played a year as a ninth-grader at Rose Hill Christian in Ashland, Ky., before enrolling at North College Hill as an eighth-grader in February 2003, the association said.
Walker was widely considered second only to Mayo among the nation's incoming seniors. Walker averaged 21.7 points and 10.1 rebounds last season, highlighted by a 50-point, 25-rebound performance in a 100-68 victory over Covington (Ky.) Holmes. North College Hill (26-1) lost only to Virginia-based perennial power Oak Hill Academy.
North College Hill High School officials have said they believed Walker had four full seasons of eligibility when he enrolled.
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Walker, a 6-foot-6 forward who combined with O.J. Mayo to lead North College Hill to consecutive state championships, has completed his eight semesters of eligibility, the Ohio High School Athletic Association said Monday.
Walker played a year as a ninth-grader at Rose Hill Christian in Ashland, Ky., before enrolling at North College Hill as an eighth-grader in February 2003, the association said.
Walker was widely considered second only to Mayo among the nation's incoming seniors. Walker averaged 21.7 points and 10.1 rebounds last season, highlighted by a 50-point, 25-rebound performance in a 100-68 victory over Covington (Ky.) Holmes. North College Hill (26-1) lost only to Virginia-based perennial power Oak Hill Academy.
North College Hill High School officials have said they believed Walker had four full seasons of eligibility when he enrolled.
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