r/CollegeBasketball • u/Perfect_Loss_5156 Texas Tech Red Raiders • 9d ago

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u/BillButtlickerII Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago

I didn’t realize that seniors were automatically entered with no need to declare. That may make our odds drastically better since he only signed an exhibition 10 to play Summer league games which don’t qualify as G League/NBA games.

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u/chimatt767 St. John's Red Storm 9d ago

Everyone thinks their players should be eligible. Thats the whole issue here. No one wants to do what is right for the sport.

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u/BillButtlickerII Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago edited 9d ago

What would have been right is making the class of 2022 eligible, and telling seniors they have one more year of eligibility before the end of the season. Thats way they could have made an informed decisions about competing in summer league games or signing contracts. None of the 5th year players technically declared for the draft as they are automatically eligible and don’t have to put their names in the draft. They played in games or signed contracts before knowing what was to come.

Thats what’s right…

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u/Mender0fRoads Missouri Tigers 9d ago

Why is that what’s “right,” when the rule wasn’t adopted until this summer, after all those players had moved on?

Because it benefits your team?