Former five-star guard Jalek Felton is leaving North Carolina after only one year at the university. His lawyer Kerry Sutton made the announcement with a quote from the freshman guard.
.@Jalek05 has withdrawn from @UNC. “Playing at @UNC_Basketball was a life-long dream come true. It’s time for a new dream.” Jalek Felton pic.twitter.com/SRRunPSirU
— Κerry Sutton ⚜ (@kerstinwsutton) March 1, 2018
As if her tweet wasn't clear enough, local attorney Kerry Sutton confirms in short phone conversation that she is representing Jalek Felton. Sutton's firm specializes, in part, in representing college athletes/students facing Title IX/sexual misconduct allegations.
— Andrew Carter (@_andrewcarter) January 30, 2018
There were reports that Felton had Title IX issues —- his lawyer specializes in these issues —- and he was suspended in late January under unknown circumstances at that point. However, now it's become clearer that he may have a Title IX battle on his hands and that could affect where he plays basketball next.
Felton played in 22 games at UNC, averaging 9.7 minutes and 2.1 points. He had a season-high 15 points against Western Carolina in early December.
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