Enes Kanter, whom the NCAA ruled permanently ineligible to play at UK for accepting benefits in excess of his expenses while playing for a pro club in his native Turkey, still seems unsure of the reason behind the ruling.

“I didn't think I did something bad,” Kanter said Friday after throwing out the first pitch at the UK baseball game against Auburn. “I just came here (to America) for education. When I'm in Turkey, I was only 14, 15 and 16 years old and I didn't know anything. When I was 14, 15, 16 years old, I didn't understand what money was. I always take money from my dad.”

The NCAA ruled Kanter ineligible after it and UK agreed that Kanter had accepted $33,033 in benefits in excess of expenses from pro club Fenerbahce Ulker, which he played for before moving to the United States.

Kanter said he'll finish out the semester at UK then head to Chicago to work with Tim Grover, the trainer whose most famous client is Hall of Famer Michael Jordan.