Wednesday at 11:59 was the deadline to withdraw from the NBA Draft, and there have been some interesting decisions.
Among the players who have pulled out:
- One-time NC State forward Dennis Parker, Jr., who left for Radford, now heading to Kansas
- Michigan State point guard Jeremy Fears
- Colby Garland, Georgia Tech bound
- SMU commit Rowan Brumbaugh
- Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt
- Andrej Stojakovic, Illinois
- Billy Richmond, Arkansas
- Amari Allen, Alabama
- Milan Momcilovic, Iowa State
ACC-wise, Stanford’s Ebuka Okorie is staying in, as is UNC’s Henri Veesaar, but Matt Able will follow through and be in Chapel Hill now. Flory Bidunga took a look-see, but he will be at Louisville in the fall, and of course, John Blackwell will be at Duke after transferring from Wisconsin.
The big portal prize now is Momcilovic. He was at Iowa State
last year, but now he’s a huge priority for schools like Arizona, which needs to replace Koa Peat who stayed in the draft, St. John’s, and most of all, Kentucky. Mark Pope needs a win. Momcilovic is going to be in demand and will get paid a lot of money.
Speaking of such things, there’s a bipartisan bill wending its way through Congress to deal with the new Wild West in college sports. Among its highlights:
- you would only get one transfer without penalty, so no more multiple transfers
- it would impose a five-year eligibility limit
- former professionals would be banned
- schools couldn’t pursue another school’s coach during the season. Call this the LSU section.
- It would also limit the Big Ten and SEC from further expansion
It also is trying to protect women’s and Olympic sports. Basically football and men’s basketball pay for everything, and they increasingly require more revenue to stay afloat.
Senator Ted Cruz calls it a stabilization bill, but as aways, keep an eye out for unintended consequences.
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