North Carolina senior Leslie McDonald was cleared to play by the NCAA on Wednesday, and the Tar Heels guard returned to the lineup against Texas after missing the first nine games of the regular season for receiving impermissible benefits.
In making the announcement, the NCAA also said it has not yet received a reinstatement request concerning junior guard P.J. Hairston.
According to the NCAA's statement, North Carolina discovered McDonald's violations on Oct. 24 and submitted a reinstatement request on Dec. 11.
McDonald must pay restitution of $1,783 to a charity of his choice after the school and the NCAA concluded he accepted "the use of luxury cars, payment of parking tickets, a cellphone and lodging" during the spring and summer of 2013.