EUGENE -- Ray Kasongo, an incoming Oregon Ducks basketball freshman forward, has been denied admission by the school and is already eyeing other schools, according to a report Wednesday morning, dealing a blow to UO's plan for a young and talented frontcourt this upcoming season.

ESPN's Jeff Goodman wrote Wednesday that Kasongo, who is listed on Oregon's roster as 6-foot-9 and 235 pounds, didn't meet the school's academic standard for admission.

Originally from the area near Toronto, Canada, Kasongo has bounced around high schools in the U.S. in recent years with stops at the famed Oak Hill Academy in Virginia and Pikeville High in Kentucky before landing at Phase One Academy near Phoenix as a senior.

An Oregon basketball spokesperson had yet to respond to an e-mail for comment on the report at this writing.

The report is the latest twist in the story of landing Kasongo.

Less than 24 hours after he told an ESPN reporter last October that he'd verbally committed to Oregon over Connecticut, Kasongo denied the report on Twitter. Three weeks later on Oct. 26 he reaffirmed his commitment to Oregon, then made it official by signing a National Letter of Intent with UO.

SNY's Adam Zagoria followed Wednesday's report with schools that Rasongo will consider next, a group that includes Memphis, Florida and Cal.

Kasongo was viewed as a potential impact player as a freshman in Oregon's thin frontcourt, where he would have joined returning forward Elgin Cook, incoming freshman Jordan Bell and JUCO transfer center Michael Chandler. Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports rate him a three-star prospect.

If Kasongo indeed has put Oregon behind him, the Ducks now have nine players on scholarship, four under the NCAA limit. And that's if everyone else in the 2014 recruiting class qualifies -- Matt Prehm of Duck Territory wrote Wednesday that five-star incoming guard JaQuan Lyle, who was a recruiting coup in March, has yet be granted admission to UO.

This story will be updated if Oregon has any comment.

OK, on to the links:

Checking in with Colt Lyerla at Green Bay Packers camp.

Former Oregon Duck track star Galen Rupp and his wife are now parents of twins.

Walk-on kicker Hayden Crook, who would have competed to be Matt Wogan's place-kicking backup, won't return to UO football.

George Horton details the makeup of the UO baseball roster.

CSN picks a backup lineman next on its list of top-25 Ducks.

ICYMI: A district attorney denied an appeal for UO's public records relating to its basketball program.

A pre-fall camp preview of UO's offensive line.

And a preview of the tight ends and receivers, too.

Ken Goe wraps up another long, interesting track season in Oregon nicely.

-- Andrew Greif | @andrewgreif