So I tell you that, through no malfeasance on your part, you need to come up with an extra $70,000 to pay your rent/mortgage by September, or I'm going to destroy your house. That wouldn't bother you? That's effectively what would be happening.
If I were the Nwoke family, that would bother me a lot, even if securing the loan was within my financial capability. Do you think Uchenna would have committed to Duke at all if she thought that was ever a possibility?
I am speculating that, like some of her teammates, she was told by the coach that she would not on the roster next season, per NCAA D1 Manual rule 15.5.1.7. If she wanted to continue to play, she would have had to transfer. Unlike the others, She appears to have chosen to stay at Duke for her last academic year, on scholarship, but she won’t count towards the scholarship limit for WBB.
I believe the NCAA put this clause in when they “guaranteed” a scholarship would not be pulled for athletic reasons, and essentially would be there until graduation if the student chooses. A new coach coming in, wanting his/her players, can use this to “clear space” if needed for the new players. But it protects the former players from having their scholarship pulled just because (the “grant-in-aid is only valid for one year” former rule.)
She would not be able to practice with the team under this rule, else she would be back as a “counter” towards the scholarship limit.
private lenders hand out student loans like candy. so that premise is still flawed.
In any case, I will reiterate what I said, that I don't disagree that any such scholarship should be honored, only that the ability of her family to otherwise afford for her to attend duke isn't a particularly compelling reason why. about 1/3 of duke students have to take out loans to cover the cost of attendance. IMO being sold a bill of goods that would be revoked is far more compelling, regardless of the family's ability to pay or the necessity of loans. Duke seemingly made an investment in this individual, and it didn't work out for Duke, and the cost of that is her tuition for a year. Such is life.
Regardless, I'm glad she will represent the university as an alumna. One of the reasons I wholly support sports at Duke is because it does bring diversity to the student body. I have several friends who were in on athletic scholarships who went on to do great things, as the NCAA says, in something other than sports. They are a credit to the university and a value that Duke has that, say, U-chicago, does not.
April 1
Nwoke had some injury issues, including surgery after her sophomore season. Would anyone be aggrieved by a release that went something like "Continuing knee problems will preclude Uchenna Nwoke from continuing her college basketball career. She will remain on scholarship and is expected to graduate in the spring of 2022?"
I don't know all of the specifics here. But in the context of this discussion, I do know that she will not enter the transfer portal, will not play for Duke and will continue in school at Duke, working towards her degree.
And I'm perfectly okay with that. More than okay. And I would be very surprised if she gets any leery looks.
Imani Lewis will be transferring to Duke. She's a 6-1 forward and was second-team All-Big 10 at Wisconsin.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CN21-yhJ...d=oodlkt4s89dn
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Welcome Imani! This is a really solid pickup.
https://uwbadgers.com/sports/womens-...ani-lewis/8747
"This is the best of all possible worlds."
Dr. Pangloss - Candide
Makes sense, thanks. Quite a haul for Kara and her staff.
Will be interesting to see how this new transfer rule affects recruiting. A high schooler can think they know where they fit in a roster and it is suddenly changed, maybe enormously. At first I thought not as many early commits, and then thought maybe they do to fend off "recruiting" of a transfer to fill their "spot". Though most transfers will happen after a season. Gee, who knows.
Coaches are always going to go for the best talent. This transfer rule probably increased their "recruiting" work load considerably.
Go Lindsey!
More notches in her coaching resume.Former Duke women's basketball National Player of the Year and current assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings Lindsey Harding has been tabbed the head coach of the South Sudan Women's Senior National Team.
"Words cannot express for this moment in time," said Harding. "I truly look forward to playing a role and shaping the lives of women in this country and use my platform to help inspire, serve and empower the youth of South Sudan."
https://goduke.com/news/2021/4/20/wo...BBs_kBIV_WKF6I
Q "Why do you like Duke, you didn't even go there." A "Because my art school didn't have a basketball team."
Lawson sure seems to be hard at work. Does anyone here have a handle on how all these transfer pieces might fit together? I admit, I lost my focus on WBB in general during the McCallie era.
Lee Volker's Paul VI team lost in the championship game of the GEICO Nationals, and end the year ranked #2. Lee will be our only true freshman next year, Kara might have found a rough gem. It's surprising she got anyone of value being hired so late. Sorry, couldn't find much info on the game.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-...tball-rankings
I'm very impressed with Kara (and I'm sure that means a lot to her )