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UConn recruiting violations and APR issues

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BuckeyeMike80;2107813; said:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...onn.APR.ap/index.html?sct=hp_t2_a16&eref=sihp

UCONN will not be in the 2013 tournament.
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The Huskies must really want into the 2013 tournament for some reason because the alternatives they gave to the NCAA where pretty strong IMO. I guess my question might be why are they eligible for the 2012 tournament and 2013 tournament with those types of scores. I mean those scores are really embarrassing. Also, Jim Calhoun needs to take a permanent leave of absence if this is any reflection on the type of guys he is recruiting:shake:
 
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LitlBuck;2107893; said:
The Huskies must really want into the 2013 tournament for some reason because the alternatives they gave to the NCAA where pretty strong IMO. I guess my question might be why are they eligible for the 2012 tournament and 2013 tournament with those types of scores. I mean those scores are really embarrassing. Also, Jim Calhoun needs to take a permanent leave of absence if this is any reflection on the type of guys he is recruiting:shake:
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I just don't understand why coaches try to hold on to their jobs, when they clearly should have retired 3-4 years earlier. They are doing their universities more harm than good.

Look at Mack Brown at Texas. Had Muschamp as HC in waiting, and then decides he wants to coach a bit more. :shake: Muschamp packs up and goes to Florida.

Joe Pa may have at least reserved some of his legacy had he stepped down 5-7 years ago.

Now Calhoun at UCONN.

I just realized, none of this has to do with the topic aside from Calhoun holding on a few years too long, so I'll leave it at that.
 
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TooTallMenardo said:
I just don't understand why coaches try to hold on to their jobs, when they clearly should have retired 3-4 years earlier. They are doing their universities more harm than good.

Look at Mack Brown at Texas. Had Muschamp as HC in waiting, and then decides he wants to coach a bit more. :shake: Muschamp packs up and goes to Florida.

Joe Pa may have at least reserved some of his legacy had he stepped down 5-7 years ago.

Now Calhoun at UCONN.

I just realized, none of this has to do with the topic aside from Calhoun holding on a few years too long, so I'll leave it at that.
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He won a Championship last year. :p
 
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TooTallMenardo;2107963; said:
I just don't understand why coaches try to hold on to their jobs, when they clearly should have retired 3-4 years earlier. They are doing their universities more harm than good.

Look at Mack Brown at Texas. Had Muschamp as HC in waiting, and then decides he wants to coach a bit more. :shake: Muschamp packs up and goes to Florida.

Joe Pa may have at least reserved some of his legacy had he stepped down 5-7 years ago.

Now Calhoun at UCONN.

I just realized, none of this has to do with the topic aside from Calhoun holding on a few years too long, so I'll leave it at that.
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calhoun won a national championship just last year and got to the final four in 08-09. he is still one of the best coaches out there.
 
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TooTallMenardo;2107976; said:
Best coaches? Hardly. One of the best recruiters at a basketball school? Sure.
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why wouldn't you consider a guy with 3 championships one of the best coaches? he is a good recruiter but no where close to calipari, krzyzewski, or roy williams, but just as successful on the court.
 
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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7720137/alex-oriakhi-transfer-connecticut-huskies-ncaa-tournament-ban

Alex Oriakhi will spend his senior season with a team that has a chance to play in the NCAA tournament.

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Oriakhi will transfer from Connecticut, his father, Alex Sr., told the Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

"Alex will transfer because of the NCAA tournament next year," his father told the newspaper group.

UConn is appealing an NCAA decision that will prevent it from playing in the 2013 NCAA tournament because of a subpar academic progress rating.

Players transferring between Division I schools normally must sit out a season, but if UConn remains banned, Oriakhi will not be forced to sit out a year, the newspaper group reported. The NCAA grants waivers for athletes to transfer if their previous school is ineligible for the postseason for the length of the players' eligibility.

Oriakhi's father said his son will transfer even if UConn wins its appeal, and he will not enter the NBA draft.

The senior Oriakhi is reportedly a frequent critic of Huskies coach Jim Calhoun. An inflammatory post on his Twitter account appeared after he announced his son's decision.

"To coaches out there with slave master mentality, ur days are over," the post said. "Bully only leads to resentments. Bb is a fun game not a mental hospital."

Oriakhi has said that he had a 3.6 grade point average for the fall semester, according to the Hartford Courant. His departure would hurt UConn's already shaky academic standing.

Under rules approved in October, a school must have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 on the NCAA's annual Academic Progress Rate, which measures the academic performance of student athletes, to qualify for the NCAA tournament.

Connecticut's men's basketball scored 826 for the 2009-10 school year. UConn's score for the 2010-11 school year is expected to be about 975. That would not be high enough. It would give Connecticut a two-year score of 900.5 and a four-year average of 888.5.
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If they win the appeal, won't Oriakhi lose the ability to play right away somewhere? Does Wisconsin need a PF/C for next year?
 
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