Back in the Wooden years, I was a TA.


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Posted by mh on April 24, 2026 at 12:56:43

In Reply to: Interesting � posted by mikeo on April 24, 2026 at 09:05:37

I had a starter on the basketball team in my section of a philosophy class.

After the first week or two, he never showed up in lecture or section. He got a D on his midterm, an F on his term paper, and he skipped the Final Exam. (He was playing in the Final Four, but never bothered to arrange anything about taking it at a different time.)

When I gave him an "F" for the course, someone from the Athletic Department called me. I explained the reasoning for the grade, he thanked me, and said he would take it up with the professor.

I never heard about it again, but I suspect that "arrangements" were made.


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