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Tennessee's Uros Plavsic to miss 2019-20 season after waiver denied

Men's College Basketball, Tennessee Volunteers

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee center Uros Plavsic must sit out the 2019-20 season after the NCAA refused to grant the Arizona State transfer a waiver that would have enabled him to play for the Volunteers immediately.

Athletic director Phillip Fulmer announced the NCAA's ruling Saturday. Fulmer said Tennessee also filed an appeal that was denied.

"We are extremely disappointed -- quite frankly, stunned -- in this outcome, and feel strongly that very compelling facts support clearance for immediate eligibility," Fulmer said in a statement.

Players who transfer from one Division I school to another must sit out a season unless they receive a waiver. Plavsic, a 7-foot redshirt freshman, transferred to Tennessee after the 2018-19 season.

"We will stand by Uros and support him in every way possible as we exhaust all options in advocating for his competitive opportunity," Fulmer said.

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