Question on Eli King
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If I remember right Jordan Bohanan from Iowa played in like 8 or 9 games the season he had some surgery and still red shirted
No. They pissed away a year of his eligibility for less than 20 minutes of game time.
Whether he stays or transfers, he got screwed.
Whether he stays or transfers, he got screwed.
The player may not compete at any time during his redshirt season or he risks losing the designation and a year of eligibility.
He didn’t get screwed. Can you name a basketball player who redshirted for a reason other than being a transfer, an injury, or not being qualified academically? Redshirting just because you aren’t good enough to play rarely happens in basketball.
Unlike football, you can make great money in basketball in a lot of countries. If that is the route you want to go for a career, then there is no reason to RS.
They can always find a stubbed toe or some other minor ailment to get him a medical redshirt, as long as he hasn't played in over a quarter of the games.
Admittedly, screwed was too strong of a word, (long day yesterday, shouldn't post in a cynical mood) but I can't see where there was any benefit to either party in him playing the game minutes he did in exchange for a year of eligibility. It hasn't happened before and hopefully it won't happen again, but these covid years have made it a lot more difficult for incoming freshman to gauge what their situations are going to be when the step foot on campus compared to what they're committing to.
I do wish they would move more towards the football rule of 4 games. (or something like that)
Basketball is outdated on this. Like football, you should be able to play in about a third of the games and still be able to transfer, so 8 to 9 games or so. I know redshirting is a lot less common in basketball to begin with, but still. Losing a whole season of eligibility for a few minutes here and there is weak.
redshirting in basketball is virtually unheard of nowa days.
unless its a medical redshirt
unless its a medical redshirt
I don’t disagree with your statement about him being screwed. He’s not been “screwed”. That said…I’m pretty sure Baylor and Gonzaga redshirt guys quite a bit for developmental reasons only.
It's not as common as it used to be, but UNI did the same thing for a number of years. However, that seems to be a relic of the past.
Agree it's pretty rare in P5, although I believe Scott Drew has done it a couple times.
UNI has a long history of redshirting basketball players- mainly IA HS kids so they have a year to develop.
It's easy to be critical based on Eli's pt, but it might have been Eli's choice to not redshirt.
I would guess that Eli knew where he stood on the roster in terms of playing time going into non-conference play, and if he had wanted to redshirt, the staff would have been open to it. I don't know exactly how those decisions get made, but I doubt that Otz (or any coach) makes the decision unilaterally without any conversations with the player in question.