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2021-22 Non-UConn WBB News

I think Kitley is another one for '23 and she already has a nice outside shot. These days 6'3" is small for a post in the WNBA unless you bring a LOT of game with you. They are more likely to take someone like ONO and work to develop her than a 6"3" post.
 
I saw on Facebook 88 players have entered their name for the draft. Probably only about 1/4 of them have a chance of getting a roster spot, if that many.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I saw on Facebook 88 players have entered their name for the draft. Probably only about 1/4 of them have a chance of getting a roster spot, if that many.
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One of those is Maya Dodson. She will not be returning to Notre Dame.
 
rvwsleep said:
One of those is Maya Dodson. She will not be returning to Notre Dame.
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A number of teams like Seattle, won't have any rookies on their roster.
They probably are one of a number of teams who will only have 11 on their roster.
The hard salary cap gets eaten up quickly when you have multiple max contracts.
 
rvwsleep said:
One of those is Maya Dodson. She will not be returning to Notre Dame.
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Did she have the option of returning? I can't keep track anymore. I thought for sure Gylten from Utah was out of eligibility, but I was wrong about that.
 
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The stats don’t lie!

ETA: Or maybe they do!
 
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good for South Dakota putting that out - get some buzz going for your star
 
nwhoopfan said:
Did she have the option of returning? I can't keep track anymore. I thought for sure Gylten from Utah was out of eligibility, but I was wrong about that.
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I think so. Players who were in school during the COVID season (2020-21) get an extra season of eligibility and an extra year to use it, right? I don't think 2020-21 has to be one of the seasons played to get the extra.

Dodson played 3 seasons at Stanford*, sat out 2020-21, and played 2021-22 for ND, so if I was correct above, she has one season of eligibility left and one year (2022-23) to use it.

*Parts of three seasons, that is. She missed a lot with injury but not enough to get a redshirt, iirc.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Did she have the option of returning? I can't keep track anymore. I thought for sure Gylten from Utah was out of eligibility, but I was wrong about that.
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Not sure but...
I assume her request for an additional year was denied. If going directly into the WNBA draft was her first choice, why file a petition for an extra year at ND ?
 
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rvwsleep said:
Not sure but...
I assume her request for an additional year was denied. If going directly into the WNBA draft was her first choice, why file a petition for an extra year at ND ?
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Further clarification: Evidently, Dodson would still have the option to return to ND if her petition is approved.
 
CompSci87 said:
I think so. Players who were in school during the COVID season (2020-21) get an extra season of eligibility and an extra year to use it, right? I don't think 2020-21 has to be one of the seasons played to get the extra.

Dodson played 3 seasons at Stanford*, sat out 2020-21, and played 2021-22 for ND, so if I was correct above, she has one season of eligibility left and one year (2022-23) to use it.

*Parts of three seasons, that is. She missed a lot with injury but not enough to get a redshirt, iirc.
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The NCAA extra year announcement was specific to the 2020-21 season - designed to keep players playing that fall when no one was sure if it would be a full year. The idea that it applies to players who didn't play that year is something some fans came up with and has never been confirmed by anyone with 'standing.'
 
How many years were added?

ADs get themselves into trouble sometimes giving gratuitous extensions.
 
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Not sure where to put this but I assume if a player's name is on this list then they are not using their last year of eligibility if they have any



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Not sure how the MEAC survives if this comes to fruition :(

 
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triaddukefan said:
Not sure how the MEAC survives if this comes to fruition :(

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The MEAC will survive. They have had programs leave before. Probably not on the level of Howard but there are programs that will, if it is a right fit, look forward to joining the MEAC.
 
JellyBean said:
The MEAC will survive. They have had programs leave before. Probably not on the level of Howard but there are programs that will, if it is a right fit, look forward to joining the MEAC.
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Yeah, but they have lost their top 3 programs in the past two years, including two founding members. They are down to five football playing schools. Can't see a predominately white institution leaving its present conference to join a HBCU league. It costs alot of money to move up from Division II to Division I, not sure if any CIAA has the funds or willingness to move up. There have been rumors of Virginia State as a possibility.... but we will see.
 
I could see Benedict move up to D1 and join the MEAC. I would actually like that since it would mean USC and Benedict could have intra-city games in every sport. If Benedict played at USC EOY in football it would definitely make their budget.
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
I could see Benedict move up to D1 and join the MEAC. I would actually like that since it would mean USC and Benedict could have intra-city games in every sport. If Benedict played at USC EOY in football it would definitely make their budget.
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I'm not sure why they would want to move up. I was gonna say the CIAA would be more on their level, but see they are in the SIAC already... so no reason to join the CIAA. They don't have much in common with the MEAC schools which would be all public institutions ( if Howard leaves).

Speaking of SC schools.... I was stunned to see how small SC State is in terms of total enrollment. I just assumed they were similar in level to their NC land grant brethren (NC A&T)... but A&T has 13,000 students and growing.. will SC State only has a little above 2,000. I wonder if they would look at joining the SIAC if the MEAC ceases to exist in the future.
 
triaddukefan said:
I'm not sure why they would want to move up. I was gonna say the CIAA would be more on their level, but see they are in the SIAC already... so no reason to join the CIAA. They don't have much in common with the MEAC schools which would be all public institutions ( if Howard leaves).

Speaking of SC schools.... I was stunned to see how small SC State is in terms of total enrollment. I just assumed they were similar in level to their NC land grant brethren (NC A&T)... but A&T has 13,000 students and growing.. will SC State only has a little above 2,000. I wonder if they would look at joining the SIAC if the MEAC ceases to exist in the future.
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Benedict and SC State as rivals go way back, so I could see it. Benedict has an FCS worthy football stadium not far from where I live. In fact, every fall I can hear their marching band practicing.
 
Tennessee just picked up some player. More info to come.
 
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