The SAT that Robert Dozier took while orally committed to Memphis was later invalidated, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach is reporting.
Dozier later reneged on his Memphis commitment and signed with Georgia, which red-flagged Dozier’s test scores and denied admission.
After spending a year at prep school with other Memphis signees, Dozier ended up going to Memphis. He helped the Tigers reach the 2008 Final Four, the same Final Four that now could be vacated because of Derrick Rose’s invalidated SAT score.
Reports Schlabach:
According to Dozier’s academic records, which were obtained by ESPN.com through Georgia open records laws, he took the SAT for the first time on Dec. 6, 2003, about five months after he verbally committed to play for the Tigers. Dozier scored a 1,260 of a possible 1,600 (the highest score at the time) on the test, according to the records.
Dozier later reneged on his commitment to Memphis, and signed a national letter of intent with Georgia in March 2004. But Georgia admission officials were immediately alarmed by Dozier’s high SAT score, which they claimed didn’t correlate with his below-average academic performance at Lithonia (Ga.) High School or his previous scores on the PSAT, a preparatory exam for the SAT.
In its report to UGA president Michael Adams, the school’s faculty admissions review committee, which evaluates the admission applications of prospective student-athletes, recommended a “strong deny” in Dozier’s case.
Dozier did a retake of the test and scored 720 – 540 points lower than his earlier score, reports Schlabach.
Note: It should be noted that after Dozier was denied admission at Georgia, he spent a year at the prep school and was cleared by the NCAA Clearing House before being admitted at Memphis.
