Mitch to NBA
According to Yahoo Sport's Dan Wetzel Mitch to the NBA after testing positive for marijuana which netted him a YEAR LONG BAN from the NCAA
EDIT: Because some people aren't reading the article:
- Mitch failed an NCAA administered test during the tournament - schools test during the year
- The NCAA has harsher policies than schools do. Had Mitch failed a Michigan adminstered test it would have been 1-2 week suspension
- Mitch dressing did not affect his test. Had Mitch been in street clothes or in AA he could have been tested by the NCAA during the tournament
- Mitch passed 8 tests during his 2 years at Michigan, this was his only failure
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/mitch-mcgary-heading-to-nba-after-positive…
Mitch McGary took a deep breath. He wanted to tell the story of why he smoked marijuana one night in March, why the NCAA suspended him for a year because of it and why the confluence of those events is helping lead him to declare for June's NBA draft. It wasn't easy, so he started at the beginning. For months, McGary had struggled to come to terms with the back injury that limited him to just eight games for the University of Michigan this season, none after mid-December.
EDIT 2: Quotes from Mitch and Beilien from mgoblue.com:
http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/042514aaa.html
"My family and I want to thank everyone for giving us privacy and the time to make this decision," said McGary. "As you know, it was important for us to weigh all the factors that go into something like this. With that being said, I am ready to move on to the next stage in my life and enter the NBA Draft. "Being a part of a program that values integrity, it is important to let everyone know of a poor decision I recently made. I tested positive for marijuana during the NCAA Tournament. We were notified of that result after the Final Four. I regret thoroughly disappointing my family, coaches and administration. Despite all of this they have been understanding and helpful over the last couple of weeks. "I take full responsibility for this poor choice and want to apologize to everyone, especially those I have grown close to during my fabulous two years at the University of Michigan. "I love the University of Michigan and all it has allowed me to do. I have had my ups and downs, especially with my injury this season. I want to thank all the fans for embracing me. This has been the best two years of my life and I have some unbelievable memories. I know that I will be a Wolverine forever. Go Blue."
but I think it comes down to NCAA policy versus university/atheltic department policy. All about who caught you.
Yep, the article says the NCAA tests during the tournament. So we would have to look at NCAA tests during football bowl games, maybe, to get a direct comparison.
Time for a "well, that escalated quickly" gif!
a one year suspension for something that is legal in some states, will be in all, just a matter of time.
the NCAA tests the guy who did not play?
I bet McGary could get a medical marijuana card in MI, based on his ADD and//or back.
I am glad and lucky not to have been judged by a standard like this.
Best of luck to him in the future.
a whole year ban???? what the fuck?
Out of all of the D1 basketball players, has there not been somebody busted for a year for weed?!? One would think it would make the news.
The NCAA can test injured athletes too. Mitch could have been in Ann Arbor and been tested by the NCAA.
SUM BITCH! This sucks.
legalize weed. free mcgary!
April 25th, 2014 at 11:17 AM ^
I have...I've been offered tens of times in my life. Hell, I'd hungout in a room with my father and his friends smoking and kept it in rotation.
Not once have I ever smoked pot or tried a cigarette. I don't look down on anyone who does...just not my thing. I told myself as a kid that I wouldn't do it and I just never did.
I don't think anything either way about it.
April 25th, 2014 at 10:48 AM ^
Just because you say so. You're just another blogger with an opinion and making accusations. One that can easily be proven wrong and argued.
And you're wrong. Your mother cared about me last night...and then again this morning.
OOOOOOOOH SNAP SON!!!!
/sarcasmbecauseyou'dbetooblindtorealizethatfromthebeginning
April 25th, 2014 at 11:21 AM ^
a geek, Mr. Yost.
April 25th, 2014 at 11:44 AM ^
that he has interpreted a comment to be about him or in response to him when it was not. Sometimes a little thin-skinned.
A year for weed? Are you kidding me?
Said no one. Well best of luck big guy. A year long ban for weed... Wow, just dumbfounded. I'm sure if it was an authorized NCAA weed dealer it would have been suspended for 1 game, since the NCAA would get their cut.
April 25th, 2014 at 12:14 PM ^
It wasn't NCAA brand weed and you know how desperate the NCAA is to protect their sponsorship deals. (can't let these damn student-athletes get in the way of that)
At any rate I hope Mitch is just that much more motivated and really succeeds at the next level.
...please. The last week I don't think we need it. I think I'll just go wallow in my own self-pity for a bit.
all the time. They know how to beat the system. The guy who is going to get caught is the guy who does it once or say even occasionally and doesn't know the game.
Make your point once and move the fuck on.
What an absolute crock of fucking shit. Fuck you NCAA. Mitch I love you, man you did nothing wrong. I hope you win multiple NBA championships and make enough money to pay me to punch whoever came up with this dumb rule right in the face.
Well actually I'd probably do the punching for free.
A year ban? How many players are given slaps on the wrist?
I guess the random selection tests are more serious versus the school's where enforcement is up to their discretion.
I wish him the best. Even those who think drugs are evil have to agree this is a stupid judgement. I wonder if he'd been wearing his suit, if they'd have still selected him at random.
*shrug*
If you ever looked at Mitch McGary and thought, "this guy doesn't smoke pot," you're lying to yourself!
Best wishes Mitch!
He clearly didn't ask Max Bullough for advice.
The NCAA has now become a parody of itself.
What were they?
Satire, which was preceded by their Dave Barry-esque "light fodder" stage
A year ban? really?
is my command
I do not understand the NCAA. A one year ban? That is so far beyond fair and just punishment. (Whether punishment is even necessary is a whole other argument in itself.)
At the end of the day though, I understand Mitch's decision and I wish him the best in the NBA.
Thanks Mitch. We'll always have 2013.
It would be nice hear more positive news than bad news.
Oh well, if that's the worst thing he ever does it's not that bad. It's a tough and expensive lesson to learn.
What I don't get tho, is how so many athletes get away with it. I have a cousin who is an athlete in the big ten and she says a ton of the football players smoke on Friday nights before games and then take "certain supplements" or gnc pills to cover it up. Not sure how effective it is or maybe they get lucky and don't get chosen to be tested. Not sure. Either way, I guess it doesn't really matter. The rules are the rules....
Happy trails Mitch. Would've loved to see the potential you had developed one more year with us!
A DAILY smoker might test positive after a month.
A one time user - no way.
"Marijuana use can be detected 2–5 days after exposure for infrequent users; For heavy users: 1–15 days; For chronic users and/or users with high body fat: 1–30 days. Under the typical 50 ng/mL cutoff for THC in the United States, an occasional or on-off user would be very unlikely to test positive beyond 3–4 days since the last use, and a chronic user would be unlikely to test positive much beyond 7 days. Using a more sensitive cutoff of 20 ng/mL (less common but still used by some labs), the most likely maximum times are 7 days and 21 days, respectively. In extraordinary circumstances of extended marijuana use, detection times of more than 30 days are possible in some individuals at the 20 ng/mL cutoff"
April 25th, 2014 at 10:41 AM ^
The NCAA dropped the threshold wayyyy low though. It's probably what got Mitch...
April 25th, 2014 at 11:06 AM ^
Yep, it's 5 ng/ml for marijuana/THC.
http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/5.%20Drug%20Testing%20Program%20Book%202013-14.pdf