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Recently convicted felon, who averages 29 a game, will play in state tourney against Central
A Milwaukee teenager, who could face prison time for armed robbery, has been cleared to play in the WIAA boys basketball tournament Friday, against Central.
The 6-foot-5 Deontay Long averages 29 points a game for sixth-ranked Milwaukee Washington (23-3), which meets No.2-ranked Central (24-2) at 3:15 p.m. Friday from the Kohl Center in Madison.
Earlier this year, Long pleaded guilty to being a party to armed robbery, for the holdup of a sandwich delivery man in Milwaukee. He faces a possible 25-year prison term and will be sentenced in April.
During the plea hearing in January, the court gave Long permission to play at the state tournament the team made it that far.
The WIAA code of conduct reportedly has no restrictions on athletes who have been charged with crimes.
The DA in Milwaukee reportedly will recommend 4 years confinement when Long is sentenced in April.
Listen to the game on WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM or right here online.
The winner will face off against either top-ranked Kaukauna (23-3) or unranked Westosha Central (20-4) in the state championship at 6:35 p.m. Saturday.
A. Lathan
March 14, 2018 at 6:16 pm
Why is this news? I’m pretty sure you have lots in your closet you don’t want talked about. Do you think this is going to help Central win? If his family had the money to pay off judges like many of you do, this wouldn’t even be talked about. This is so disgusting!!!!
DSilk31
March 15, 2018 at 1:51 am
Okay, he made the decision to participate in this crime. We know this as FACT. He must deal with the consequences of his actions as should anyone who commit a crime. However, he was GRANTED to play basketball this season including the WIAA State Tournament. Why Are We Trying To Play Judge, Jury, & Executioner??
Jamison
March 15, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Well whatever supposedly did, wasn’t in during the season. So if those things our talking about didn’t happen during the season than yes that person would still be able to play in the state tournament. And if they were to play and make it far it wouldn’t be an article out about them. You remember those Germantown players that got in trouble for doing drugs during the season before school? Their head coach was a cop and what happened to them? Not a damn thing, the only thing that happened to those kids is that they didn’t start. But they still played all the minutes and won the state championship. There wasn’t a bad article about them during the state championships was there? That’s my point.