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    MU Press Release on Wally

    For Immediate Release
    Wally Ellenson No Longer With Men’s Basketball Program

    BIG EAST high jump champion will remain on scholarship in track & field in 2016-17

    Milwaukee – Junior guard Wally Ellenson is no longer a member of the men’s basketball program, but will remain on full scholarship with the track and field program at Marquette University until graduation, head coach Steve Wojciechowski announced Thursday afternoon.

    “We appreciate the contributions Wally has made during his two years with the program and wish him the best of luck the remainder of the season in the high jump and moving forward,” Wojciechowski said.

    Ellenson, who transferred prior to the 2014-15 campaign after spending two seasons at Minnesota, appeared in 29 games for the Golden Eagles last season after redshirting and averaged 1.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest in an average of 8.8 minutes per game.

    The Rice Lake, Wisconsin native is a four-time All-America selection in the high jump and claimed the BIG EAST Conference indoor and outdoor titles in the event in 2015.

    Also, freshman walk-on Christian Haffner has been granted his release as requested and will continue his basketball career at another institution.

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    Does a walk on need a release?

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    Yes - if you are a member of a team coaches from other schools can't contact you until you have been released.

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    Wally gets to follow his track dream while on scholarship to graduation after getting to play with his brother for a year in BB. Not exactly suffering here. People can quibble, but....... Ya know, some of us like me paid for our educations while working 20-30 hours a week. Wally can try for the Olympics and come back for indoor track and have a full scholie and get his degree. No weeping here.

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    Well said! Works out well, for Wally.
    March Madness starts in November

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    Quote Originally Posted by MU/Panther View Post
    Well said! Works out well, for Wally.

    LOL...even though he wants to play basketball, we are going to say that this works out well for him? I'm willing to see what the whole story entails to see Marquette's side, but I'm not going to spin it this way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSultan View Post
    LOL...even though he wants to play basketball, we are going to say that this works out well for him? I'm willing to see what the whole story entails to see Marquette's side, but I'm not going to spin it this way.
    Sorry, Sultan, but you are simply wrong. His thing is track and he should focus on it. He would have been the 13th man and sitting on the bench. He would not have been happy. Now he can focus. Not spinning anything here. In the end, Wally would be not participating in BB activities until September. That really is not fair to the other guys. BB is 24/7 these days. Just reality. He is getting a scholie until graduation while following his real dream in the high jump. Such is life.

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    Odds are we won't hear anyside. Wally is on a track scholarship, we can't cry for him.
    March Madness starts in November

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSultan View Post
    LOL...even though he wants to play basketball, we are going to say that this works out well for him? I'm willing to see what the whole story entails to see Marquette's side, but I'm not going to spin it this way.
    Hey, Wally and I have something in common. I wanted to play basketball at Marquette also. And just like Wally, I wasn't good enough either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nukem2 View Post
    Sorry, Sultan, but you are simply wrong. His thing is track and he should focus on it. He would have been the 13th man and sitting on the bench. He would not have been happy. Now he can focus. Not spinning anything here. In the end, Wally would be not participating in BB activities until September. That really is not fair to the other guys. BB is 24/7 these days. Just reality. He is getting a scholie until graduation while following his real dream in the high jump. Such is life.

    I love how people can tell others what their "thing" is and what they should "focus on."

    I mean, I understand Wojo's rationale. I just don't want to hear how good this is for Wally and that we should all be happy for him. It's very patronizing.

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