Ryan ChartrandCal Poly senior guard Trae Clark was ruled academically ineligible for the winter quarter and will miss the remainder of the men’s basketball season.
“This is disappointing for all of us, including Trae,” Cal Poly head coach Kevin Bromley said in a statement. “He has fallen short on his academic responsibilities and that has cost him the remainder of his senior season of basketball.”
The ruling effectively ends his Cal Poly basketball career.
Clark, a business administration major, was named a co-captain at the beginning of the season after leading the Mustangs in scoring and assists last year.
As a junior, Clark averaged 10.3 points and 2. assists per game, starting 29 of Cal Poly’s 30 games.
Clark last played in the Mustangs 66-64 loss to Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 23 where he collected eight points, two assists and a rebound.
He was averaging 6.8 points and 2.7 assists per game this year.
Clark played in 93 games during his four-year career at Cal Poly, starting in 70 of them.
Senior guard Chaz Thomas has assumed the starting role in Clark’s place, while sharing playing time with freshman guard Justin Brown.