davidlee Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 If SLU would only use 3 scholarships this year, would they be able to offer 5 next year or is 4 all they could use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws26 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Let me offer no answer but instead add an additional question for the scholarship whiz to answer. When is McClain's scholarship available again? Is he playing this year/has he hung it up -- what's the deal there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidnark Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 McClain is gone for good. I will defer to Roy for the 5-8/5-9 questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billiken_roy Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 tseugnekillib swears that if mcclain was on pace to graduate in a certain time period, we can use that scholarship anytime. i dont know that. a good question for us to ask tuesday nite at humphreys at the billiken club meeting. imo, if we only use 3 this year we could use 5 next year, plus if tseugnekillib is correct we would be able to replace mcclain as well. however, i wouldnt be surprised if that "replacement" scholarship might have some use it or lose it time frame on it. like i said, we need to ask tuesday nite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gister Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 At the coaches lunch this week, I believe I heard that the Mclain scholarship is now Hunt's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws26 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Here's a link regarding Hunt. He's a senior this year. http://slubillikens.ocsn.com/sports/m-bask.../092403aaa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tseugnekillib Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 If Floyd McClain would have reached junior academic status prior to his leaving in August, then SLU would have been able to use his vacated scholarship this year, giving SLU five in total. However, the only public statements coming from West Pine are talking about four available scholarships. Evidently, McClain was short of the needed junior academic status. Furthermore, I'm "thinking" that we will not be able to fill McClain's scholarship next year either, based on today's 5/8 and 6/8 rules. It appears that SLU will be a 12 scholarship squad for the next two seasons! I thought I read somewhere that the NCAA would allow up to 6 scholarships this year and next, (as a roster adjustment period) however, every open schoarship had to come from a graduated student-athlete or a student-athlete that left school at least even with the required academic hours for his class. Maybe Phil Hunt got Brandon Morris' scholarship. I know nothing official, just piecing some things together. I hope I'm wrong again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjray Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Here is something I copied and saved out of an article I found on the subject last year. If it is correct, McClain needed to be on course to graduate in 5 years after he started college. I have no idea if he had that many credits: "The "5/8" limit would resume in 2003-04 with one change. When the number of student-athletes who graduate in any given year combined with those who leave an institution early but who are on track to graduate within five years exceeds the number of initial grants provided during that same given year, the school would earn one additional initial grant. The additional grant must be used within the following two years. Overall men's basketball scholarship limits would remain at 13." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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