Career Ends for 49ers’ Souza

The NCAA denied an appeal to grant injury-plagued Long Beach State forward Tadeu Souza a fifth year of eligibility, ending his college career.

Souza, a senior, has played only eight games in three seasons. He sat out all of the 2000-01 season because of a knee injury and re-injured the right knee after playing in the first eight games last season.

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