Everyone expects the Kentucky Wildcats to lose several key players to the NBA draft after this season — John Wall is a near-lock to be selected first overall, and DeMarcus Cousins and Patrick Patterson will be first-round picks as well. But the cupboard at Rupp Arena won’t be totally bare… it sounds like Calipari will [...]
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There’s a fundamental disconnect in the college basketball recruiting process: student-athletes are recruited by specific coaches, but once they sign a formal Letter of Intent (LOI), they’re bound to the school. That’s a subtle — but important — distinction. Read more – About Basketball – NCAA Making Things Even Harder For Recruits.
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Isiah Thomas‘ tenure as head coach at Florida International didn’t start well — one of his first official acts as head coach was to rescind several scholarship offers made by the previous regime, which served to annoy just about every influential high school coach in the Sunshine State. But things are looking up for Thomas [...]
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With all the hoopla surrounding college football’s signing day, it seems a good time to take a look at the letter of intent (LOI) and what signing really means for top prospects. The commitment a student-athlete makes when signing a letter of intent is exceptionally one-sided. Super-agent Arn Tellem describes it like this: Clearly, this [...]
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Indiana University hired Kelvin Sampson despite the fact that he was facing NCAA sanctions for making illegal recruiting phone calls while at Oklahoma. Hired him even though he was banned from making any phone calls to recruits. So what happens, now that Sampson’s been caught with his hand in the cookie jar, er… on the [...]
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There are more rules governing recruiting of big-time college ballplayers than there are governing what is and isn’t allowed in carry-on baggage. And yet, in both cases, people will continue to find loopholes. Here’s a recent example, as reported on the ever-informative Redmen.com forum. Because this is a third-hand account and cannot be verified, I’ll [...]
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Dave Telep, the brains behind Scout.com, has been way off on a few players over the years. The most recent example: Adam Morrison and Tyrus Thomas (the third and fourth picks in this year’s NBA draft) weren’t rated as top 100 prospects in their high school classes. Unlike most professional talent evaluators/talking heads, Telep actually [...]
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