Basketball Transfer Thread

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drillini

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urbanite said:
Class of 2014, so presumably two.
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I guess he had major hip surgery last year so will get a medical hardship, so should be 3 years.

"White appeared in seven games during the 2015-16 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds. He had season-ending surgery in January.


He appeared in all 33 games as a freshman in 2014-15, averaging 5.0 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In two years at Georgetown, he averaged 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 40 career games."
 
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IllGuardU said:
I wish things had turned out better for him.
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It looks like Austin's brother died in December of last year and looks like he had a tough time focusing on basketball. He transferred to Hampton and is looking to gain immediate eligibility and is looking to push through in honor of his brother. Hopefully the NCAA grants the hardship waiver so he can have 2 years to play. Rough stuff. Colbert seems like a good guy, hopefully he gets the break he needs.
 
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IlliniFoLife said:
It looks like Austin's brother died in December of last year and looks like he had a tough time focusing on basketball. He transferred to Hampton and is looking to gain immediate eligibility and is looking to push through in honor of his brother. Hopefully the NCAA grants the hardship waiver so he can have 2 years to play. Rough stuff. Colbert seems like a good guy, hopefully he gets the break he needs.
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Thanks for the update. Sounds like he's had a tough time.
 
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[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]@JohnGasaway Just imagine a kid playing for, say, Duke on Dec. 10 and then playing against the Blue Devils the next week. Would be insane.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Is free agency coming to college basketball? That's what coaches think -- and here's why:

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Free agency would change college basketball forever[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ill-free-agency-every-come-college-basketball[/FONT]
In the meantime, we wait and see whether a former punter from Northern Illinois can change the landscape of college sports.
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miketherevelator said:
[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]@JohnGasaway Just imagine a kid playing for, say, Duke on Dec. 10 and then playing against the Blue Devils the next week. Would be insane.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Is free agency coming to college basketball? That's what coaches think -- and here's why:

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Free agency would change college basketball forever[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ill-free-agency-every-come-college-basketball[/FONT]
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It will not happen. The article and some comments make it look like: less restrictions = automatic free agency for all. That will not be the case, and it will create chaos. I think new rules will help remove some restrictions that unfairly penalize some student-athletes for no real reason, but the overall transfer rule will stay in place. JMO.
 
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Second and Chalmers

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miketherevelator said:
[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]@JohnGasaway Just imagine a kid playing for, say, Duke on Dec. 10 and then playing against the Blue Devils the next week. Would be insane.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Jeff Goodman ‏@GoodmanESPN 2h2 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Is free agency coming to college basketball? That's what coaches think -- and here's why:

[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Free agency would change college basketball forever[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]http://www.espn.com/mens-college-ba...ill-free-agency-every-come-college-basketball[/FONT]
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Given my hostility to the NCAA sham, you might be surprised to learn that I am extremely supportive of transfer restrictions.

The idea that you have ONE alma mater is central to the appeal of college athletics, a core pillar of the reason a minor-league sport is a major-league fan attraction.

Do regular students transfer? Yes, and increasingly so. But a one-year sit out is not exactly a massive, ridiculous restriction. It's just enough of a thumb on the scale to prevent the kind of new-team-every-year mania that free transfers would bring about.

I would say, however, that there is no reason why head coaches couldn't or shouldn't be held to the same restriction. They can practice with the team, they can recruit, but if they "transfer" from one head coaching job to another, they can't coach in games for the first year.
 
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Second and Chalmers said:
I'm curious how you would see that framework being set up. What do you have in mind?
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I actually do not see a totally new framework at all. Keep the rule, same framework, just remove some restrictions in cases where an athlete is unfairly penalized for reasons other than basketball. And apply the rule fairly to all, including removing some of the hypocrisy and language on 5th year transfers where we still circumvent the rule pretend it is an "academic" decision.

Automatic free agency will not happen as some of the comments in the article and twitter advocate. It will totally create chaos and destroy college sports, there will absolutely no structure, so all these comments like "imagine player A playing for Duke one week, then playing for Kentucky the next" are simply over the top comments that will never happen and I doubt even the writers believe there is even a chance of happening -- other than provoking reaction and attracting internet hits.
 
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"I am confident we will be victorious in these cases," Remy told ESPN. "If they win, we wouldn't be able to have the rule anymore.'
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But even the NCAA admits that if they lose the court case they won't be able to keep the rule. And once that rule is gone, you're slipping down the slope.
And even MLB was always confident they'd have the reserve clause upheld, until it wasn't.
 
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Adnarel

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Second and Chalmers said:
I would say, however, that there is no reason why head coaches couldn't or shouldn't be held to the same restriction. They can practice with the team, they can recruit, but if they "transfer" from one head coaching job to another, they can't coach in games for the first year.
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????

You're gonna have to explain why on this one to me.
 
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illini8507

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Adnarel said:
????

You're gonna have to explain why on this one to me.
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I assume the reasoning is, that a player can commit to a school because of the coach, but that coach can take a job elsewhere a year or two later and leave that player at a school with a coach he may or may not be a good fit with. That player could transfer to another school, but has to be penalized a year on the bench for transferring, but the coach can jump school to school without any penalties. It's not exactly fair to the players, at least in my opinion.