NCAA just released APR which based on eligibility, retention, and graduation of scholarship student-athletes. So, far we performed well with 21 out 24 athletic programs met well above the cut off points.
Our crosstown just received their sanction and limit their basketball scholarship to 11 from maximum of 13. Other than their players didn't graduate, the APR also took consideration of players transferred or leaving early into the calculation.
We have had players transferred (Wright and Stanback) and leaving early (Farmar, Afflalo, Love, and Westbrook). Next year possibly one and done are Holiday or Morgan (if he decided to sign with us). At this rate of players leaving early, our basketball program may face the same sanction as USC.
Coach Howland's 1st recruiting class possibly will have 50% graduation rate with Mata-Real and Shipp graduate (Farmar and Afflalo left early). 2005 class is much better 4 out 5 (Wright transferred). 2006 class could be 2 out of 3 (Westbrook left early). And 2007 class is 0% (Love left early and Stanback transferred). 2008 class possibly the same scenarios with all the incoming players are NBA talent caliber.
It's great that we're beginning to tunnel in great talents to our basketball programs once more. But with the NBA's 1 year out of high school rule, this APR calculation need to be changed as well. In 2010 when the collective bargaining agreement expired, the rule could be changed to 2 years out of high school. Regardless, the APR calculation need to be modified.
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