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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCAA has declared former Alabama guard Daisha Simmons eligible for this season at Seton Hall,&amp;nbsp;head coach Tony Bozzell told Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The NCAA's decision ended a five-month ordeal, which saw Alabama come under scrutiny by the basketball world for its decision to reject Simmons' transfer.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simmons, who is originally from Jersey City, N.J., graduated from Alabama in May with a business degree and transferred to Seton Hall in order to be closer to her brother, who is suffering from kidney disease, and her mother, who suffers from chronic arthritis.&amp;nbsp;Alabama previously blocked Simmons' transfer, but relented this week, saying it would support a waiver allowing her to transfer.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CObviously I\u2019m thrilled for Daisha and her family and very appreciative of the NCAA and Alabama for doing the right thing,\u201D Bozzella said.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alabama had said that Simmons did not discuss her family's health issues with the school, but Simmons said that was not the case and provided emails stating her case.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Simmons will have one season of eligibility left. She was Alabama's second-leading scorer last season, averaging 13.8 points a game and added 5.4 rebounds per contest while starting 29 of the team's 30 games.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby Axson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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