Matt McFarlane, a 6-foot-10 Samuel Fels High graduate who initially enrolled at Wichita State after playing two seasons at Colby Community College, shifted gears and enrolled at La Salle on a scholarship.
McFarlane averaged 10.7 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.5 steals in 27 minutes per game last season at Colby. According to the Wichita Eagle, he had been in Wichita for summer training and summer school, and had received financial aid during the summer, so he should not be eligible for this next basketball season at unless La Salle applies for and receives an NCAA. to renouncer.
“I want to thank Matt for his contribution to our program while he was here,” Wichita State head coach Isaac Brown said in a statement last month. “I respect and support his decision to step aside and focus on his family and wish him all the best for the future.”