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Javonte Brown enters transfer portal

Preface: I do not think the following will happen, but I find it to be an interesting angle.

Most of us seem to agree that the smart play for the current seniors would be to go pro next year. Their bodies only have so many years of earning potential, so it is best to strike while the iron is hot. On the other hand, college kids are notorious for doing what feels good at the expense of making the rationally "right" decision. Do any of you guys remember college?! I'd still be there today if I could, and I graduated 10 years ago! I can only imagine how much more fun it is for campus celebrities like the basketball players.
 
bazz&boujee said:
BYE FELECIA
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lol. This was totally uncalled for but still cracked me up, misspellings and all.

Fwiw, even with a lucrative overseas contract awaiting Whaley, I could see a desire to have a real, non-covid plagued senior year of college inducing him to stay (or at least serving as a counterweight).
 
NDakotaHusky said:
Don't blame them. I'd want to move on with life. Make some $. To stay may make one feel as if they are stagnating in life.

I suppose I might stay if I needed to finish my degree.
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I’ll tell my wife this, who begged her father to stay a 5th year at UConn. His response was he wasn’t paying for her to party for a year.
 
navery12 said:
Not 100% confirmed but very likely they won't count for 2021-22
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Whoa. I don't see the NCAA doing that at all. I've see no indication that extra scholarships are available.

Among our seniors, I don't see anybody but Whaley being offered a scholarship at UConn next year. And that's no sure thing.

Sanogo is starting right now, even if Carlton gets more minutes. So I think it is safe to assume Sanogo is our starting 5 next year. He sure doesn't look like an NBA player any time soon. So even if Clingan comes when Sanogo is a Junior, I think that's a lot of competition.

At the 4 Akok will need minutes, and Johnson will try to earn some as well. Springs will continue to develop if he stays and should be able to contribute some next year.
 
Kid has tons of upside, guys his size don’t grow on trees. Wish him luck. At least one scholly open and likely two with Bouk, very curious to see how the roster shakes out. Can’t imagine two more high schoolers being added, would guess Hurley explores the transfer market. Should be tons of movement.
 
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HuskyHawk said:
Whoa. I don't see the NCAA doing that at all. I've see no indication that extra scholarships are available.

Among our seniors, I don't see anybody but Whaley being offered a scholarship at UConn next year. And that's no sure thing.

Sanogo is starting right now, even if Carlton gets more minutes. So I think it is safe to assume Sanogo is our starting 5 next year. He sure doesn't look like an NBA player any time soon. So even if Clingan comes when Sanogo is a Junior, I think that's a lot of competition.

At the 4 Akok will need minutes, and Johnson will try to earn some as well. Springs will continue to develop if he stays and should be able to contribute some next year.
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That's exactly what the NCAA is doing for spring sports last year and fall sports this year, seniors who return don't count against the scholarship limit
 
HuskyHawk said:
Whoa. I don't see the NCAA doing that at all. I've see no indication that extra scholarships are available.
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The NCAA already approved it for fall sports:
www.cbssports.com

NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility

The measure provides eligibility relief for all NCAA fall sports athletes regardless of activity this year
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

"The NCAA's announcement said seniors student-athletes who take advantage of the additional year of eligibility will not count against team scholarship limits in 2021-22."
 
HooperScooper said:
I’ll tell my wife this, who begged her father to stay a 5th year at UConn. His response was he wasn’t paying for her to party for a year.
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I don't think college life is the same for athletes. I'm sure they have plenty of fun as well, but I lived on a floor with El Amin, K Freeman, RIP, Q Hardnett, etc... they get up wicked early for practice, they are on the road a lot, it seems to be pretty demanding. Then someone harasses them about school work on occasion.

To me, playing basketball professionally in Europe (or wherever) sounds pretty similar. Except you have some more money and no one harasses you about school work that you don't really care about.
 
aburks41 said:
Well, hopefully Samson Johnson is ready to play a lot of minutes next year. He and Sanogo will be our only 2 centers left
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samson isn't a C though, he's a shot blocking stretch 4 like akok. he and sanogo played alongside each other in highschool.
HuskyFich said:
Remember, we have another highly touted big we expect to come in, regardless of Samson
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in 2021? or are you referring to possibly clingan in 2022?
Uconn10922 said:
I think this has a lot to due with Akok’s injury. Akok got injured after Brown’s commitment and as a result had his progress stoped. So instead of Akok being a 2 and done with a lot of playing time available for Brown by year 2, now Akok is realistically a 3 or 4 and done. Meaning no real playing time available in the near future.
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just like samson and sanogo, akok and brown don't play the same position. i don't see them as related.
QDOG5 said:
My question is will JB be eligible to play for another NCAA D1 team next year?
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The NCAA already issued a 'blanket waiver' that will allow all DI athletes to transfer and compete immediately this season and they are expected to pass the permanent one time transfer eligibility rule this summer, in tandem with this years' rule. so he can definitely play elsewhere next year.

definitely need a grad transfer C in 2021 to fill the void until 2022. consensus seems to be whaley and carlton are both leaving so sanogo is going to be the only C on our roster. akok and samson are shot blocking stretch 4s. we can't rely on Springs to be second on the depth chart.
 
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HooperScooper said:
Kids are so impatient these days. Everyone wants everything right now. Oh well, good luck to him.
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Yup. I know, I know, times are different, but not necessarily better. If guys like Bialosuknia and Corley didn’t have a freshman team would they have accepted a fair amount of bench time as Freshmen for a veteran team or would they even have considered UConn? I actually hope it wasn’t a playing time issue for JB. In his brief appearances he looked like and agile jumper.
 
brasssbonanzaa said:
The NCAA already approved it for fall sports:
www.cbssports.com

NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility

The measure provides eligibility relief for all NCAA fall sports athletes regardless of activity this year
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com

"The NCAA's announcement said seniors student-athletes who take advantage of the additional year of eligibility will not count against team scholarship limits in 2021-22."
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Wow. That is a crazy rule really that vastly favors teams with several seniors.
 
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With James likely gone too we can plan for 2 open spots. I really don’t want to force a freshman project, we got our guys let’s move on. I also wouldn’t want a grad transfer either.

So I really do hope 1-2 of the seniors tail along for another year.

As far as c/o22 goes, we probably are targeting Clingan, Floyd, and Williams as the 3 guys.

However, we would have 5+ departures, unless Cole, Adams, Martin elect to stay(I believe they have another year too)

We’ll have some real nice impact players off the bench. Hopefully someone steps into the star player role. Maybe Hawkins, or Cole or even a big man.
 
Can someone take his scholarship for the rest of this season? Maybe a combo guard looking for a new home ? Lil Sool wanna come early ?
 
Sorry if this has been mentioned... but how would Whaley/Carlton/Polley be able to return?

My god this would be amazing...
 
bendm said:
we could be one of those teams but it's up to polley/whaley/carlton
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Do they need to stay at the same school? I would think some of these guys could either finish degrees if they have not, or go to a school with more minutes and start grad school.
 
ucawn said:
With James likely gone too we can plan for 2 open spots. I really don’t want to force a freshman project, we got our guys let’s move on. I also wouldn’t want a grad transfer either.

So I really do hope 1-2 of the seniors tail along for another year.
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why no grad transfer? if whaley/carlton do both leave then we really need C depth behind sanogo and the only way to address that without impacting clingan's recruitment is with a grad transfer
HuskyHawk said:
Do they need to stay at the same school? I would think some of these guys could either finish degrees if they have not, or go to a school with more minutes and start grad school.
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yes they could transfer
 
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No disrespect to the kid but get him out of here. We’re only 6 games into this unorthodox season and you a freshmen want to transfer? Don’t need him.
 
Not enough playing time to go around is a good problem to have. I wish Brown the best and believe he will become a good player. UConn has a number of players that know they may not get lots of minutes each game but need to be prepared regardless. We will need more players that are willing to accept this as we keep upgrading overall team talent.
 
Does he get to play spring 2022? If yes, this may be a pretty smart move by the kid. Vs waiting to the end of this year to enter transfer pool. He'll get to play most of next year.
 
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NDakotaHusky said:
Does he get to play spring 2022
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he could probably play somewhere else later this season for reasons explained above. certainly will be eligible for game 1 next season, at the latest.
 
I would be surprised if there was blanket extension of eligibility for winter sports.

It’s not needed.

As for Brown, seems shortsighted, but whatever. I forgot he was on the team.
 
Fishy said:
I would be surprised if there was blanket extension of eligibility for winter sports.
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are we all talking about the same thing? i thought this was a done deal and the only rule yet to be passed was the permanent one time transfer exception rule this summer, which is meant to work in tandem with the 6 years of eligibility rule (below) and the immediate transfer exception rule implemented for this season only


"The NCAA’s Division I Council voted to give eligibility relief to winter-sport athletes regardless of how many games they play during the 2020-21 academic year. Athletes now have the opportunity to play five seasons within a six-year span rather than the typical four seasons in five years."
 
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