...self explanatory..

Earlier this month, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported that the University of Kentucky basketball team had compiled its worst GPA in eight years and the worst among the school's varsity sports during the fall semester. Included in the stark academic reality was the fact that two players finished with GPAs of 1.667 and 1.765 in their fall semester.

And yet no one was ineligible for the spring.

So?

Old news. And unsurprising.

"One-and-done players only have to pass a few credits in their first semester to become eligible to play in the NCAA tournament. They don’t even have to go to a single class in their second semester."

"The UK players' individual GPAs in the fall semester ranged from 3.59 to 1.667. Four were at 2.0 or lower. Two were better than 3.0. (UK released only the individual averages, not the names of players who made the grades.) Bell noted that UK players must have had at least a 1.8 grade-point average in the fall semester to be eligible in the spring, according to NCAA rules. Yet two UK players had GPAs below that standard: 1.667 and 1.765. The minimum GPA requirement of 1.8 does not take effect until the start of an athlete's second year, so the 1.667 and 1.765 averages apparently belonged to players in their first years."

Why would the NCAA not apply the minimum to first year athletes as well? That rule is about as blatantly bias as it can be. By these standards, the NCAA is allowing teams to get away with playing ineligible players as long as they do it in the first year. They need to either get rid of the age minimum, or institute a policy where if athletes enroll, they have to be held to the same standards as all other students, if not higher since they represent the institution. That would be the logical, rational, if not constitutional way to go about it. However, it is the NCAA and the people who help make them money. Their little world goes round and round. They get a free pass I suppose.

How do they get their financial aid renewed for the second semester?

(05-22-2010 01:06 PM)alterego2 Wrote:  How do they get their financial aid renewed for the second semester?

WWW

I think they only have to pass six hours fall and after spring the gpa kicks in. These kids are gone before then

(05-22-2010 02:41 PM)Br0cSamson Wrote:  I think they only have to pass six hours fall and after spring the gpa kicks in. These kids are gone before then

You are correct about this. This is what happened to Shawn Banks. After the first year the GPA rule kicked in.

Financial aid I had at Memphis was done on a yearly basis just paid at the beginning each semester.

Now, that I think about it, that is the way it works. Something is broken with this system. One-and-dones need to go.

At least hold one-and-dones to the same academic standards as other athletes... or other students, for that matter.

(05-22-2010 11:43 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  At least hold one-and-dones to the same academic standards as other athletes... or other students, for that matter.

They do. The problem is that there is no way to do anything about it if its only a one year thing with the NCAA. If they made them stay for three or go straight to pro then they could moderate but its impossible for one year players.

(05-22-2010 11:49 PM)homefry20 Wrote:  

(05-22-2010 11:43 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  At least hold one-and-dones to the same academic standards as other athletes... or other students, for that matter.

They do. The problem is that there is no way to do anything about it if its only a one year thing with the NCAA. If they made them stay for three or go straight to pro then they could moderate but its impossible for one year players.

Actually I think its the NBA and not NCAA that is creating the issues. The NBA needs to raise the minimum age to a three years of college minimum like the NFL has done. However, if the NBA did this I think most of the one and dones would go to Europe for three years and start making money now.

Change the rule so you are required to have a 2.0 to play the following semester, but can stay on scholarship the full year. Can't say it is hurts kids because they keep scholarship for remained of year, they just can't play.

Drop the "special" curriculum for football and basketball players, and end the mockery of a manipulated collegiate degree for so called "student athletes."

They are supposed to either show academic progress, graduate, etc, etc, or else scholarships will be reduced.

Guess what the schools are doing?

AD's are forced to take the convoluted route in order to keep their salaries [and scholarships] intact.

(05-22-2010 12:23 PM)ADallasTiger Wrote:  ...self explanatory..

Earlier this month, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported that the University of Kentucky basketball team had compiled its worst GPA in eight years and the worst among the school's varsity sports during the fall semester. Included in the stark academic reality was the fact that two players finished with GPAs of 1.667 and 1.765 in their fall semester.

And yet no one was ineligible for the spring.

But that's a 1.667 starting from a 0.000! I see you're a glass half empty guy.

(05-23-2010 06:13 AM)ACESFULL Wrote:  

(05-22-2010 11:49 PM)homefry20 Wrote:  

(05-22-2010 11:43 PM)TigerEye Wrote:  At least hold one-and-dones to the same academic standards as other athletes... or other students, for that matter.

They do. The problem is that there is no way to do anything about it if its only a one year thing with the NCAA. If they made them stay for three or go straight to pro then they could moderate but its impossible for one year players.

Actually I think its the NBA and not NCAA that is creating the issues. The NBA needs to raise the minimum age to a three years of college minimum like the NFL has done. However, if the NBA did this I think most of the one and dones would go to Europe for three years and start making money now.

It is the NBA's decision but all the NCAA has to do is require that you spend 3 yrs at an institution or the university will face penalties. That way, the players that have the ability to go p[ro after the one year minimum wait period will go and the ones that dont feel like they can will enroll in school. The fear of sanctions will mean that coaches will be weary of recruiting those who might jump ship after one season.