Royce White, one of the top junior basketball players in Minnesota, was recently dismissed from DeLaSalle (as reported in the Star Tribune by John Millea last week). He spoke recently to NY2LAsports.com’s Antonio Curro about what went down. You can read the entire interview right here. Here is an excerpt:

AC - Let’s switch gears a bit. Obviously the basketball side is continuing to move forward with spring approaching, but I want to talk about the past few days. You were dismissed from De La Salle last week correct?

RW - That’s correct.

AC - I don’t want to get into the specifics of what happened but in a nutshell what went down?

RW - I don’t have any excuses. Last week I made a stupid mistake that I’ll regret for the rest of my life. It’s one of those things that I wish I could go back and change but I can’t and I let a lot of people down.

AC - Did you think you would have an opportunity to stay at De La Salle when everything went down?

RW - I was given a chance to speak to the Board of Review with my family present and afterwards they contacted my mom and informed her that I would not be welcome back at De La Salle.

AC - How did you feel when you heard that?

RW - I wish I was still there. I have a lot of respect for the people there and it was a place I felt would allow me to achieve the goals I wanted to achieve. It’s a school of high principles and standards and unfortunately, I made a stupid decision that didn’t meet those standards.

AC - Did you have a chance to talk to your coach when everything happened?

RW - We had a game that night so I didn’t talk to him until the next day. He’s still in my corner and a big supporter of me. He’s one of the people I trust and I’m really sorry that I let him, my teammates, and the school down.

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