Athens, Ga. ? Another dispute between the Georgia men’s basketball program and the university’s admissions office has left UGA president Michael Adams and coach Jim Harrick at odds.

Adams said he believed Harrick had stopped recruiting center Larry Turner of Milledgeville last year, after the ACT nullified his qualifying test score because of alleged academic fraud.

But Harrick re-signed Turner on May 15, the last day of the NCAA spring signing period for college basketball. Last week, a UGA faculty admissions committee refused to consider Turner’s application even though he had gained new qualifying test scores.

“My impression last year was that we were not recruiting Larry Turner anymore,” Adams said.

Harrick re-signed Turner last month, after Turner obtained qualifying ACT and SAT scores while attending Bridgeton Academy, a prep school in Maine.

Harrick declined to comment and Turner did not return phone messages.

In a June 10 letter obtained by the Journal-Constitution through an open records request, UGA admissions director Nancy McDuff notified Turner that “based upon the (faculty committee’s) finding that you failed to abide by the Honor Code provision in the application process, the University will not accept any additional applications for admission or updates of your earlier application for admission.”

The 6-foot-10 Turner took the ACT six times from June 2000 through June 2001. He scored no better than 15 on any of his first five attempts.

When he scored a 24 on his sixth attempt a test he allegedly took as a “walk-up” alarms went off at ACT headquarters. They hired a forensic document examiner who found differences.

ACT security also found different fingerprints on the disputed exam than those on three of Turner’s other tests.

A three-member faculty admissions committee at Georgia denied Turner entry into the school last week over the objections of athletic director Vince Dooley who wrote a letter of support for Turner.

Two other recruits signed by Harrick forward Alexander Johnson of Albany, Ga., and Julius Lamptey of Oklahoma City haven’t qualified, either.

Oklahoma’s players are excited about recruit DeAngelo Alexander, a fine athlete who should grow into a top college defender. If Alexander develops quickly when practice begins in October, coach Kelvin Sampson likely will redshirt Jason Detrick, the No. 4 scorer on last season’s Final Four team.

Though he has taken steps to retain his NCAA eligibility, Houston forward George Williams will not remove his name from the draft early-entry list. Even if he is not selected, Williams will pursue the opportunity to sign as a free agent. He will consider returning only if no NBA offers develop.

The word from the NBA’s pre-draft camp is that the 76ers will find a spot for former Washington coach Bob Bender. He previously was an assistant at Duke, where 76ers general manager Billy King played. … With guards Archie Miller and Anthony Grundy finished with their college careers, N.C. State intends to move freshman Julius Hodge to point guard.