The last we heard of CJ Henry was when he went and played basketball with his brother Xavier. Now he is at the centre of some problem in the NCAA because of the tuition fees that came about because of his signing that original contract with the Yankees.
The Yankees, you see, signed C.J. out of high school in 2005 (after he had committed to play basketball for Kansas). Three years later C.J. gave up his baseball dream to play at Memphis. At the time it was reported that C.J.'s contract with the Yankees stipulated that the team would pay for his college education should he ever want to return to school. So, when C.J. did just that in 2008, the Yankees footed the bill and C.J. joined the Tigers basketball team as a walk-on. (Because of his deal with the Yanks, C.J. wasn't eligible for a scholarship.) Due to that deal, Henry won't require a scholarship next year should he stay at Memphis or transfer to Kansas or Kentucky, a nice bonus for Bill Self or Calipari, who won't have to free up scholarship room for both Henry brothers. Got all that?
Goodness that signing in 2005 was terrible, even if it netted Bobby Abreu at the trade deadline in 2006. I know it's beating a dead horse, but in retrospect CJ Henry was an awful, awful, awful choice.
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