University of Connecticut Athletics
Westbrook to Sit Out 2019-20 Season
11/13/2019 5:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
STORRS, Conn. – UConn women's basketball junior guard Evina Westbrook's waiver and appeal to the NCAA to play immediately have been denied. The junior will sit out the 2019-20 season and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Westbrook traveled with UConn to Vanderbilt with a legislative relief waiver pending her eligibility outcome. She transferred to UConn in summer 2019 following two seasons at Tennessee.
Statement from Director of Athletics David Benedict
Knowing the facts of this case, I am at a loss for how the NCAA Committee for Legislative Relief decided not to grant a transfer waiver for Evina Westbrook. It is clear that the system we have in place failed and I hope to be a contributor to a reformed process in the near future. For now though, we will continue to support Evina and her family in every way that we can.
