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Friday, November 14, 2008 9:08 PM EST

Calathes cleared of wrongdoing in online poker investigation

UF guard Nick Calathes shoots during the first half of the Gators' 80-58 win against Toledo in the O'Connell Center on Friday night.(Harrison Diamond / Alligator Staff)
By EVAN DREXLER , Alligator Staff Writer
An athletic department's investigation into possible wrongdoing by UF guard Nick Calathes turned up with no NCAA violations after Calathes reportedly loss $600 betting on online poker, Yahoo!Sports reported Friday.

Betting on sports, which Calathes did not do, is an NCAA violation that results in suspension from playing for one season.

After UF’s 80-58 win over Toledo, coach Billy Donovan refused to comment on the story because Calathes had not committed an NCAA violation of any kind.


“The unfortunate part in all this is nobody on our team has done anything wrong,” Donovan said. “It’s amazing to me a story can actually be written or talked about when someone has done nothing wrong.”

All other questions about the situation were not answered.

UF athletics director Jeremy Foley released a statement Friday addressing the issue.

"We became aware of certain allegations over the weekend and immediately looked into it," the statement read. “We reviewed everything very thoroughly and are satisfied with our results. We have no eligibility issues and are very comfortable that this issue is resolved based on our review.”

Calathes was also adamant about his innocence in the situation.

“I talked to coach Donovan, I talked to the school, and nothing happened,” Calathes said. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I didn’t do anything illegal.”

Calathes said he does play online poker, but he did not know whether he had lost $600 playing.

“To be honest with you, that’s off-subject,” Calathes said. “I did nothing wrong. I’m here to talk basketball.”

Calathes finished second on the team with 16 points and tied for first on the team with seven assists. He hit both 3-pointers he attempted.

Teammate Chandler Parsons said Calathes was unaffected by the story.

“I don’t think it fazed him at all,” Parsons said. “He didn’t let it affect him, and he was worried about Toledo just like our team is. ... All that stuff is done with.”
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July 2nd, 2009

Correction

The UF-Georgia football game is held annually at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium. The contract for the game is between UF and the city of Jacksonville. An article in Tuesday’s paper stated otherwise.
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