Gabe Pruitt, who recently hired an agent to make it impossible for him to return to USC basketball, did so after finding out he was academically ineligible based on his spring semester grades, according to coach Tim Floyd.

Floyd said that Pruitt could have applied for reinstatement and likely used summer school to regain his eligibility for the fall.

“He felt he was far enough along with the NBA that he would be taking away from his preparation for the draft and elected to sign with an agent and move on,’’ Floyd said.

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