Thursday it was announced that Rasheed Sulaimon was released from Duke by coach Mike Krzyzewski. While its unclear why he was released, Coach Krzyzewski did have this statement:
“Rasheed has been unable to consistently live up to the standards required to be a member of our program,” coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement. “After Rasheed repeatedly struggled to meet the necessary obligations, it became apparent that it was time to dismiss him from the program.”
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Sulaimon was in good academic standing with the school which would eliminate academic reasons. He averaged 11.6 points per game last year as a freshman compared to 7.5 points per game this season. His minutes had also been reduced from 29 minutes to 19.3
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