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Tulane sophomore point guard Ricky Tarrant is transferring from the Green Wave, his father said Tuesday. He has not picked a school yet but his intention is to be closer to his Pleasant Grove, Ala., home.

Tarrant posted this on his Twitter account Tuesday morning: "I will not be attending nor playing basketball for Tulane University next year.."

Tarrant's father said Tulane denied the transfer request though it did grant releases to at least one other member of the team, he said.
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@RickyTarrant2 Come home n put on at #UAB.! I promise ain't no better feeling than gettin off while yo people in da stands!!

Tulane is in CUSA next year, but not the year after. I wonder if Tulane would approve a transfer to a CUSA school that is not going to their new conference. He would not be playing next year.

Love the tweet from Darrin Reaves.

We don't have the money to buy him, so obviously he's going to an $EC school.

Do we have a scholarship? Seems like he's going to bama.

I would guess Bama. He sits out a year while Releford is senior then he can step in as the starter. He'd have playing time competition with Watkins here when he's eligible, but I'd certainly take him.

If he goes to bama. Coach grant will no longer be the coach there by the time he is eligible. Devin Langford is also available. Langford should be eligible immediately bc he got about the same amount of playing time at Illinois as Karl Moton has gotten at UAB. Question is, who would we give up? Its gotta be hoopy or whitaker. Arent they the only non-seniors besides the recruiting class?

NCAA rules would prevent Tarrant from transferring to another Conference USA school like UAB and playing for two seasons. If he transfers to a school outside of Conference USA then he would be eligible to play for the 2014-2015 season. (From al.com)

Fans are always worried about the number of scholarships. Its something that I don't think coaches worry as much about. If a good player wants to play, the coach will always find a place.

(04-02-2013 01:01 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If he goes to bama. Coach grant will no longer be the coach there by the time he is eligible. Devin Langford is also available. Langford should be eligible immediately bc he got about the same amount of playing time at Illinois as Karl Moton has gotten at UAB. Question is, who would we give up? Its gotta be hoopy or whitaker. Arent they the only non-seniors besides the recruiting class?

NCAA rules would prevent Tarrant from transferring to another Conference USA school like UAB and playihg for two seasons. If he transfers to a school outside of Conference USA then he would be eligible to play for the 2014-2015 season.

I don't think that is an NCAA rule but a conference(by conference) rule. The SEC and the ACC have that rule but I don't think CUSA or most other conferences do. Of course, I could be wrong...

(04-02-2013 01:35 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 01:01 PM)BlazeNBham Wrote:  If he goes to bama. Coach grant will no longer be the coach there by the time he is eligible. Devin Langford is also available. Langford should be eligible immediately bc he got about the same amount of playing time at Illinois as Karl Moton has gotten at UAB. Question is, who would we give up? Its gotta be hoopy or whitaker. Arent they the only non-seniors besides the recruiting class?

NCAA rules would prevent Tarrant from transferring to another Conference USA school like UAB and playihg for two seasons. If he transfers to a school outside of Conference USA then he would be eligible to play for the 2014-2015 season.

I don't think that is an NCAA rule but a conference(by conference) rule. The SEC and the ACC have that rule but I don't think CUSA or most other conferences do. Of course, I could be wrong...

its what i read in the al.com article. So its likely fiction.

http://www.conferenceusa.com/compliance/...iance.html

INTRACONFERENCE TRANSFER PETITION


GENERAL RULE: The eligibility of a student-athlete or prospective student-athlete who has signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI) with a Conference USA institution who transfers directly or indirectly from one conference member institution to another shall be determined by NCAA regulations. In the event NCAA regulations require the student-athlete to complete one full academic year in residence before being eligible to compete in a sport, the student-athlete shall also forfeit one season of competition in that sport.

In addition, a 4-2-4 transfer student-athlete who is in compliance with NCAA Bylaw 14.5.6 must complete one full academic year in residence before being eligible to compete in a sport and forfeits one season of competition unless, in sports other than football and basketball, the director of athletics of the conference member institution of initial enrollment consents in writing to the student-athlete’s enrollment at the second conference member institution. Any consent given relating to a direct or indirect intra-conference transfer may be unconditional or conditioned on the student-athlete completing one full academic year in residence at the second conference member institution before competing.

Josh Davis, Tulanes leading scorer is also transferring.

What's going on at Tulane? Do they have a Ricist AD too?

(04-02-2013 04:58 PM)HSV_BLAZER Wrote:  What's going on at Tulane? Do they have a Ricist AD too?

I see what you did there.

(04-02-2013 04:56 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Josh Davis, Tulanes leading scorer is also transferring.

Since both will have to "sit out" a year, might either or both come to UAB?

(04-02-2013 10:50 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(04-02-2013 04:56 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Josh Davis, Tulanes leading scorer is also transferring.

Since both will have to "sit out" a year, might either or both come to UAB?

No, Tarrant(sophomore) would have to sit out 2 years because a redshirt year and another for a forfeited season due to some conference transfer rules. Davis(junior?), I assume hasn't used his redshirt year, becomes a redshirt senior and would have to forfeit his senior year. This would be the case only if the players transfer to a current fellow conference member.

Am I right, anyone else got any idea?

A Tulane fan on the main board said Davis is likely to play pro ball in Europe.

Maybe they realize they are a product and decided to make a decision that best benefit their own future.
And Tarrant wanting to be close to home is as good of reason as any...He have several choices that meet his desires to be closer to home.....
He does fit our coach style of play, not so much Alabama, but Samford yes....and since Tulane is leaving, screw a conference transfer rule that is for conference members, that doesnt sound like Tulane...Tulane is going to the unknown conference with the unknown conference rules...
So let the kid transfer anywhere within the conference he want, if he want to..

INTRACONFERENCE TRANSFER POLICIES FOR DIVISION I CONFERENCES (UPDATED MAY 2012)
http://compliance.pac-12.org/ccacaitems/...nsfers.pdf

I don't think he has to sit 2 years if he transfers to another CUSA institution. That seems to be a conference-by-conference requirement. And even then, in some cases, the transfer can play after sitting out the NCAA-required 1 year if he pays his own way for one or both years.

Is the coach going to sign his transfer request? I thought I read somewhere that the coach wasn't going to.

He does not have to sit out two years.

Even if his coach does not sign the release he can still transfer anywhere he wants as long as he pays his way the first season. In the article his dad says that he is willing to pay his way for a year.

Quote:"He is transferring," his dad said. "The bottom line is if they don't release Ricky than I'll pay Ricky to go to school one year. I don't have a problem with that.

Tulane is not even going to be in the league the 14-15 season any way.

He is not a 5th year Senior and he is not trying to become eligible to play right away. As long as he pays his own way the first season he only sits out that season and he will have two years of eligibility left. He loses his redshirt year. That is what he will forfeit. Not another season. If he gets injured he will not be eligible for a medical redshirt.

I have noticed how the media seems to be trying to push him to Tuscalooser.