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La Salle’s Pookie Powell gets another year of eligibility

Powell, who averaged 16.9 points last season, gets fourth year of play

LaSalle's Pookie Powell throws a pass in front of UMass' C.J. Anderson during the 1st half of the A-10 tournament, first round, at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. STEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer
LaSalle's Pookie Powell throws a pass in front of UMass' C.J. Anderson during the 1st half of the A-10 tournament, first round, at the Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, Wednesday, March 7, 2018. STEVEN M. FALK / Staff PhotographerRead moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer
    by Mike Jensen | Columnist
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La Salle star guard Pookie Powell found out Thursday he has been granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA, allowing him to play this season for the Explorers.

That's a big deal for the program led by new coach Ashley Howard. Powell averaged 16.9 points a game last season.

Powell had sat out one season at the University of Memphis, played a season, sat out a year after transferring to La Salle, then played the last two seasons.