NCAA trying to hurry up and make Wade's players ineligible

blue bloods are such fricking bitches

Only when LSU does it lol fricking losers

Lawyer for the NCAA has to be the best job in the world. You always lose but they keep doing stupid shite to get you richer.

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The document lists MLB, NBA, NFL, Premier League and WNBA as examples of such leagues, but other top basketball leagues globally could also qualify.

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Good luck enforcing that

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Guidance =\= rules.

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They even say as much. The article notes multiple players at prominent schools were allowed to do this last year. Now there is a "guideline" prohibiting it and they will handle the eligibility on a "case by case" basis pending salary payments, a subjective view of the quality of the league they played in, and other factors.

Have fun defending that in court.

Props to Wade for finding creative ways to exploit the joke known as the NCAA. frick them. They're not going to do shite.

Of course it is someone in Birmingham doing the heavy lifting for this. Garth

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Jonathan: Thanks for the dialogue.

First, I would like to invite you to next season’s @SEC Tournament in Nashville. We will show you good Southern hospitality as you watch 30+ future NBA players.

Re your question: My view is rooted in the NCAA’s 2026-27 Athletics Eligibility Certification Process Guidelines. (These are not new rules per se, but provide updated interpretive guidance.)

• Page 1 references “actual and necessary expenses,” a longstanding element of NCAA eligibility analysis.

• Page 2 identifies the factors NCAA staff must use to determine the eligibility of an international player with prior pro experience. Specifically, it states “[NCAA] staff should consider the totality of a [prospect’s] experience with a professional team (e.g., length of time, quality of league, educational nexus) to determine if a withholding condition or eligibility not reinstated is appropriate.”

Collectively, (1) the “actual and necessary expenses” analysis, and (2) factors such as “length of time, quality of league, and educational nexus,” inform my view that the NCAA’s approach generally is not intended to turn away 18, 19, and even 20 year old international players.

Generally, the international players who will have more difficulty satisfying this multi-factor analysis are older players who (1) played multiple seasons in a high level professional league (and likely were compensated accordingly) and (2) are multiple years removed from being enrolled in school.

I believe international players will continue to be an important part of college basketball. In light of the NCAA’s updated guidance, international players would be well-served to enroll earlier in their developmental process and, ideally, embrace the full American college experience and ultimately earn their degree.