Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, September 23, 1993                   TAG: 9309230094
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.                                LENGTH: Medium

WAKE FILES REPORT TO NCAA

"An incredible amount of time and effort has been invested in this report by individuals from Wake Forest and the Atlantic Coast Conference," Wake Forest athletic director Ron Wellman said. "While we will not comment on the contents of the report, we are convinced that it is extremely thorough and complete.

"The matter is now in the hands of the NCAA," he added. "We will await a response from that office before any other public statement is made."

David Berst, NCAA assistant executive director, said the organization received the Wake Forest report but he was not familiar with its contents.

"Generally speaking our review of such reports generally requires 2 months to a year," Berst said.

Wellman refused to say whether Ndiaye would play this season for the Demon Deacons and Berst said the investigation would run its normal course.

Wake Forest was reported to the NCAA in May for allegedly holding an illegal tryout for Ndiaye, a 6-foot-9 center from Dakar, Senegal. Ndiaye signed a letter-of-intent with Wake Forest in November after playing at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va.

James Davies, a native of Liberia, claimed that Wake Forest coach Dave Odom promised to pay him a fee and expenses for helping recruit Ndiaye. He also alleged that Odom promised to provide assistance to Ndiaye while he attended Oak Hill.

Odom was out of the office Wednesday and has declined to comment on the case in the past.

Davies said he made the allegations this spring because Wake Forest refused to reimburse him for fees and expenses incurred during Ndiaye's recruitment.