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Why Did Rueben Chinyelu Remove His Cowrie Shells? Mark Pope Forced Him To Take Them Out

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Rueben Chinyelu wore cowrie shells in his hair throughout the majority of of his college basketball career at Florida. Kentucky head coach Mark Pope allegedly forced him to take them out. The 22-year-old center moved them to his shoe for the NCAA Tournament. There are specific rules about jewelry for college basketball but it was never an issue during the first ~23 months of Chinyelu’s career with the Gators. Pope finally decided to complain. Wh…
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BroBible broke the news in on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
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