Good Question.

Decision by NCAA has not yet been made.  Expect something in next couple of weeks.  School remains optimistic.

who tweeted that he was given the waiver?

I would like to think that if Amir was given the waiver, or for that matter if he was formally turned down, that the school would make an appropriate announcement.  Maybe this still has not been decided so I suppose everyone still gets the benefit of the doubt.  But to paraphrase Rod Stewart, it's late September and Amir really should be back at school (which includes knowing whether he will be able to play for his school this season).  One ridiculous point that could work against Amir is that while he was thrown off the Nebraska team, his scholarship was not taken away.  Ridiculous because Amir could have stayed at Nebraska on scholarship and not play basketball, which isn't much of an option for a basketball player.  Reasonable people would of course understand this but since this is the NCAA, who the heck knows.  

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Couldn't let the Rod Stewart paraphrase go without a groan.   

No matter what your feelings are about Rod Stewart,. you've just got to like Maggie May.  It's a classic.

A few weeks ago, GW Men's basketball official twitter posted a video of Amir Harris dunking, I posted a reply asking if Amir Harris was eligible, that same guy(in Florida Colonial's link)  responded to me that Amir was eligible. I didn't post it here because I couldn't determine how credible the guy was, but it looks like he has close ties(relative??)  to Amir Harris since he keeps responding to tweets about him.

I don't see what the hold up is because the reports about Fred Hoiberg forcing out players came out shortly after the season ended last March or April, which is now at least 5 months ago!! The decision should have been made after Amir Harris committed to GW. Does anyone know if the NCAA gave waivers to the other guys that F.Hoiberg forced out??  

Very encouraging. Could he be our Walt Williams? Not in terms of offense, but high level glue guy? Sure hope so! Deserve has got nothing to do with it, but the buyin that results from good coaching and a coach guys trust could produce a surprising season. More likely is progress that leads to frustration and happiness.

Dmvpiranha,  great post!! Amir Harris left Nebraska later than I thought(May, not April), but it's still been over 4 months, the fall semester has started and it appears as if no decision has been made. It looks as if the other 2 Nebraska players are in limbo as well, even though 1 of them seems to be content with sitting out for a year.

To me, Amir Harris' situation seems to be a bit more egregious than whatever may have happened with Shandon Brown. I'm not denying that S.Brown was forced out, but his circumstance was brought to light by an anonymous person(I'm assuming it was a relative of Shandon Brown or Marcus Littles) on a message board, as opposed to a Lincoln newspaper reporting that Fred Hoiberg forced out 3 players.  

I actually had the same thought about Jamion Christian not revealing Amir Harris' status as a way to gain an advantage on opposing teams who will not have an accurate scouting report on GW, but the word will get out when GW holds its "secret" scrimmage(that always get leaked!!) and/or plays their first exhibition game. Or the word may get out if Jon Rothstein gets to watch a GW practice and talks about the palpable buzz surrounding Amir Harris!! LOL

I'm also inclined to believe that twitter user(@timstakks) since he has responded to multiple posts about Amir Harris being eligible. 

Seems like Amir's teammate at Nebraska Brady Heiman received a waiver to play immediately for the Coyotes. I think that is encouraging, and leads me to believe that Amir was granted one as well (although still not publicly announced).

Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops 20h 
South Dakota’s Brady Heiman had waiver granted from the NCAA, coach Todd Lee told @Stadium. Nebraska transfer is eligible to play this season.

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