An article on Geromino, might turn out but obviously not a bright kid. These two paragraphs stood out

But Allison was ineligible to play as a sophomore because of academics. His junior season was wiped away for the same reason
I just kind of wanted to play ball, not knowing that a GPA was a requirement to play ball. That was a struggle for me throughout high school. It took me a minute to own up and realize that.”
So he wasn't allowed to play for two years and still didn't catch on that he had to work on academics???