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Alexis Avery, the former assistant athletic director of compliance at Hampton University, was apparently let go late last week. There are no current details surrounding Avery's departure, though the university's continued eligibility issues are certainly still prevalent. Avery's name has since been removed from the staff directory.
Athletic Director Anthony Henderson said that the eligibility concerns were discovered in the “late summer,” though many athletics teams are dealing with the repercussions.
Hampton's volleyball recently had to reschedule games against Northeastern that were slated for Oct. 14 and 15 due to “health concerns.” The volleyball team already had to reschedule three other matches, including one against Norfolk State University. It is now going to occur on Nov. 12.
Additionally, Hampton's football team had over 10 players ineligible for their game against Norfolk State on Sept. 9. The university's cross-country and women's soccer teams are also dealing with ineligibility issues.
Henderson was adamant that poor grades were not the problem with the ineligible athletes.
“We have unbelievable student-athletes at Hampton University, including 182 student-athletes representing every team on the Dean's List for the 2022-23 academic year, a cumulative student-athlete GPA of 3.24, including 24 student-athletes who earned a perfect 4.0. Most of the current eligibility issues we are facing relate to meeting progress toward degree requirements.”
Henderson mentioned that most of the affected athletes were transfer students. Though he did not give an exact number, he said that most of the athletes have already been reinstated and allowed to compete.
Henderson said the university and the NCAA had communicated, but the possibility of an investigation is unknown.
“That is to be determined, and we have been in constant contact with the NCAA, but cannot comment beyond that.”
