sad news; Zvonimir Ivisic speed up to the hospital while in dressing room…..
After an extended stay in Croatia over the semester break, Kentucky freshman 7-footer Zvonimir Ivisic is back on campus in Lexington.
Ivisic, who missed the Wildcats’ 96-70 win over Illinois State after Christmas break, posted a live story to his Instagram account on Thursday showing him riding around with UK teammate Adou Thiero.
Despite being admitted to the university in early October and holding a 3.25 GPA in his first semester, Ivisic has still yet to be cleared by the NCAA, which has taken a toll on him mentally and physically, UK head coach John Calipari said during his weekly radio show on Monday.
“I had to send him home. He’s 242, down to [219],” Calipari said. “He wasn’t sleeping, eating. This stuff has gotten to him … How about this? He’s dying to get back. He wants to play for this university and these fans in the worst way. He went back and told everybody, ‘I’ve never been coached this way. I’ve never been challenged this way. I love the environment, the fans.’ He just wants to play.”
The NCAA has yet to make a determination w
