Category Archives: One and Done

Rollin Yeatts says NCAA hoop eligibility rules should stay

Posted on May 17, 2012 by IS Admin

Rollin Yeatts from Bleacher Report makes a number of points in favor of removing any restrictions from potential professional athletes. He shows that the absence of top players hasn’t hurt college basketball in the past, and explores the NBA Development … Continue reading →

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Dick Vitale suggests at least three years of college is preferable

Posted on May 17, 2012 by IS Team

Dick Vitale offers his insight, including his opinion that coaches who thrive within the “one and done” system deserve credit, not blame. He also makes an argument for an MLB-style guaranteed three years in college, and creatively suggests the NBA … Continue reading →

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Should freshmen be ineligible?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by IS Team

NBC’s Bob Costas raised the possibility of returning to previous rules preventing freshmen from playing varsity sports in college. His interview on SportsTalk was triggered by the “one and done” controversy in NCAA basketball. He discussed the added value to … Continue reading →

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Mark Cuban promotes three year waiting period before NBA

Posted on May 16, 2012 by IS Team

Should professional leagues make players wait longer to be eligible to sign? Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested three years after high school as a waiting period. That would surely help colleges. The idea is already controversial. Give us your … Continue reading →

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Idea: Change Scholarship Rules Regarding “One and Done”

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Craig

Suggested by: IS Team Waiting a year for their NBA eligibility to kick in, many athletes (these are “athletes”, not “student-athletes”) play one year and leave. Coaches get to replace the scholarship, so some (see our related blog post on … Continue reading →

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Young players and the NBA

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Michael

We’ve talked a lot about “one and done” players and their effect on the college basketball landscape. Today I’d like to focus on what it means for the NBA. Steve Kerr wrote an excellent article for Grantland this past week … Continue reading →

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How colleges can help pro-bound athletes benefit from classes

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Michael

This week, our staff was discussing two of Bob Costas’ insightful interviews on the topic of “One and Done” in college basketball. He suggested there would be advantages to returning to freshmen being ineligible to play – allowing student-athletes to … Continue reading →

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Final Four exposes issue of underclassmen

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Craig

It’s not just John Calipari’s Kentucky Wildcat team that’s loaded with freshmen and sophomores. Both Kentucky and Ohio State have only three juniors or seniors on their thirteen player rosters. Lousville has five upperclassmen and Kansas has eight. Older players … Continue reading →

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Idea: Scholarship penalties for “one-and-done” schools

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Craig

It is certainly arguable to what extent the “student-athlete” label still applies to athletes in any major college program. But as long as the NCAA maintains an outward commitment to the education of its participants, the “one-and-done” system cannot continue … Continue reading →

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