NBA star Jaylen Wells talks athletic cuts at Sonoma State

NBA’s Jaylen Wells votes with his feet on Sonoma State University sports cuts, dons custom All-Star shoes
The blue-and-white shoes he wore during NBA All-star week activities have SSU’s logo on the side and along with a pair of zeroes, the number he wore during his two-year stint with the Seawolves.
NBA star Jaylen Wells visits Sonoma State in push to save athletics
Following NBA All-Star Weekend where he wore Seawolves-themed shoes, Memphis Grizzlies star Jaylen Wells visited Sonoma State, telling students "there's still hope" in saving the athletics department.
NBA star Jaylen Wells talks athletic cuts at Sonoma State: ‘It’s bigger than sports’
NBA star Jaylen Wells is speaking publicly about the proposed cuts to the athletic department of Sonoma State University. On Monday morning, Wells, a Sonoma State University alumni and current Memphis Grizzlies player,
NBA star Jaylen Wells visits Sonoma State in push to save athletics, represents at All-Star Weekend
Following NBA All-Star Weekend where he wore Seawolves-themed shoes, Memphis Grizzlies star Jaylen Wells visited Sonoma State, telling students "there's still hope" in saving the athletics department.
Grizzlies star Jaylen Wells joins call to save Sonoma State sports programs
Memphis Grizzlies rookie and NBA All-Star Game participant Jaylen Wells visited his alma mater Sonoma State University to add his voice to the calls to save the school's athletic programs.
Jaylen Wells returns to Sonoma State University to show support for fight to save athletics
The NBA star, in San Francisco for the league’s All-Star festivities, talked about the influence Sonoma State had on him and his career.
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Here’s what’s happened since Sonoma State University announced sweeping budget cuts
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Group Files Civil Rights Complaint Over Sonoma State’s Athletics Cuts
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Sonoma State student-athletes, coaches band together to save athletic programs
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Sonoma State Plans to Cut All Athletics. Coaches and Athletes Are Fighting Back
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SBU Sports: Womens lacrosse continues strong against Villanova
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Sonoma State group blasts plan to cut athletics department, files federal complaint
creating a disparate impact on students from underrepresented communities,” Save Seawolves Athletics said in a news release Saturday. University officials did not take into consideration the ...
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Sonoma State Coaches Call for Federal Investigation Into Elimination of Athletics
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