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Did you know... that Sam Smith left the University of Louisville after being found to be academically ineligible for its basketball team, claiming the school was "too big for him"?

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 04:43, 8 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Sam Smith was the first African American basketball player to start for a traditionally white university in Kentucky? Source: The Athletic ("Smith was the first to start among the three, while Houston was a regular and Whitehead saw limited minutes"); The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia; Louisville Cardinals
- ALT1: ... that Sam Smith left the University of Louisville after being found to be academically ineligible for its basketball team, claiming the school was "too big for him"? Source: The Athletic ("In February 1964, a little more than halfway into the season, Smith was deemed scholastically ineligible. … He left school, later saying Louisville was too big for him."); The Kentucky African American Encyclopedia
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Daniel Fowle (printer)
- Comment: Eligible per Rule 1d, because it only appeared in the "Recent Deaths" section of ITN and not as a bold link.

5x expanded by Bloom6132 (talk). Self-nominated at 23:59, 31 May 2022 (UTC).[reply]

This is an interesting, well written article. I confirm it was expanded five-fold (actually 5.4) and nominated timely. Both hooks are interesting and sourced; either one would be fine; slight preference for ALT1. No copyvios are seen. ~~However, I can't yet approve it because QPQ is needed. Bloom, please ping me when you have done a QPQ and reported it here.~~ -- MelanieN (talk) 05:19, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

D'oh! I just missed it. Sorry. QPQ was done. -- MelanieN (talk) 05:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ready to go. -- MelanieN (talk) 05:24, 6 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]