The appeal of Texas A&M University to the NCAA for a partial year of eligibility for Aggie senior basketball player Derrick Roland has been denied.

"I am disappointed to hear the news that Derrick Roland would not be given back this past year here at Texas A&M," Aggie men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon said. "We knew it was a hard and fast rule and the appeal would be a long shot, but we wanted to make the effort on D-Ro's behalf."