Court Injunction Could Impact Oregon Basketball Transfers
Could Vanderbilt Ruling Open Door for More Eligibility for Oregon’s Tracey and Lindsay?
Eugene, OR – A recent court ruling allowing Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to retain his eligibility could have ripple effects for Oregon men’s basketball forwards Jadrian Tracey and dezdrick Lindsay.Pavia’s junior college play was initially deemed to count towards his NCAA eligibility clock, but a preliminary injunction reversed that decision.While the NCAA currently has no plans to change its eligibility rules for players other than Pavia, the governing body did make broader changes to its transfer rules last year following a similar court injunction.
Oregon coach Dana Altman, who has a strong background in junior college basketball, believes the Pavia ruling could set a precedent that benefits players like Tracey and Lindsay.
“if he’s prosperous other junior college players are to follow,” Altman said. “Once the precedent is set it might very well be good for junior college players. That would be good for college basketball. It would help the junior colleges again and a lot more guys would go junior college and develop.”
Tracey and Lindsay both played at Florida Southwestern State College before joining the Ducks. Tracey spent one year at the junior college, while Lindsay played for two.If the Pavia ruling eventually applies to them, they would gain an additional year of eligibility each.
Altman,who played at Fairbury Junior College (now Southeast Community College) and coached at Southeast CC and Moberly CC,sees the potential benefits of expanded eligibility for junior college transfers.
“Looking in the near future, it would be great for Bam and Dez if that applies to everybody,” Altman said, referring to Tracey and Lindsay.
The long-term impact of the Pavia ruling remains to be seen, but it has certainly sparked a conversation about the eligibility of junior college transfers and the potential for change in NCAA rules.
Vanderbilt Ruling Could Open door for More Eligibility for Oregon’s tracey adn Lindsay
Eugene, OR – A recent court ruling allowing Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to retain his eligibility could have ripple effects for Oregon men’s basketball forwards Jadrian Tracey and De’Vrick Lindsay. Pavia’s junior college play was initially deemed to count toward his NCAA eligibility clock, but a preliminary injunction reversed that decision.
While the NCAA currently has no plans to change its eligibility rules for players other than Pavia, the governing body did make broader changes to its transfer rules last year following a similar court injunction.
Oregon coach Dana Altman, who has a strong background in junior college basketball, believes the Pavia ruling could set a precedent that benefits players like Tracey and Lindsay.
“If he’s triumphant, other junior college players are going to follow,” Altman said. “Once the precedent is set it might very well be good for junior college players.That would be good for college basketball. It would help the junior colleges again and a lot more guys would go junior college and develop.”
tracey and Lindsay both played at Florida Southwestern State College before joining the Ducks. Tracey spent one year at the junior college, while Lindsay played for two. If the pavia ruling eventually applies to them, they would gain an additional year of eligibility each.
Altman, who played at Fairbury Junior College (now Southeast community College) and coached at Southeast CC and Moberly CC, sees the potential benefits of expanded eligibility for junior college transfers.
“Looking in the near future, it would be great for Bam and Dez if that applies to everybody,” Altman said, referring to tracey and Lindsay.
The long-term impact of the Pavia ruling remains to be seen, but it has certainly sparked a conversation about the eligibility of junior college transfers and the potential for change in NCAA rules.