Twyman

[Dane Pound]

Max Twyman is transferring to Hartford. A little surprised he'd go intra-conference.

Edited May 12, 2015 by Dane Pound

[UA'08]

nah we're moving to the ACC

[DanesRGood]

Interesting.

[Eli]

Hartfords gonna pick his brain lol. It's okay, dude couldn't crack our rotation anyway.

[Dane4ever]

Is there a rule that a player desiring an intra-conference transfer must get permission from the current school (even with sitting out the year at the new school, unless he was a RS). If so, then that would mean WB would have given the permission, and if it's okay with WB, then it's okay with me (not that it matters!).

[DanesRGood]

I think he would lose a year of eligibility? Is that true?

[DanesRGood]

From the conference website. I'm guessing UA gave is a waiver so he doesn't lose the year of eligibility? Not sure of the NCAA rule.

 

GENERAL RULE: For the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, a student-athlete who transfers from one conference institution to another must serve one year in residence at the certifying institution before being eligible to compete. That student-athlete shall be charged two years on their five-year clock and one year of eligibility. If the directors of athletics from the two involved institutions mutually agree to a waiver of the above policy, the student-athlete shall not be subject to the conference policy and all applicable NCAA regulations apply. Additionally, if the directors of athletics from the two involved institutions do not mutually agree to a waiver of the above policy, the second institution may file an appeal of the policy to the Conference’s Transfer Policy Committee on behalf of the student-athlete. The decision of the Transfer Policy Committee is final.

[UAalum72]

Was Twyman recruited or on scholarship? If not he can use an exception to the rule to sit out a year...I think.

 

Page 20 of NCAA Transfer Guide

If this is your first transfer…

To use this exception, you must:

1. Be playing a sport other than baseball in Division I, basketball in Division I, ...

Important Note: If you do not qualify for this exception due to any of the conditions in Subsection 1 above, you may be able to use the exception if you were not recruited by your first four-year school AND have never received an athletics scholarship.

[Dane96]

I think he did come on scholarship. I'd be surprised if we had the sole power to waive the transfer rule sit-out period.

[DanesRGood]

Sitting out a year is not the full question though. According to the America East rules he will have to sit out a year AND lose a year of eligibility, meaning he would only have 2 years of eligibility after sitting out 2015/16 season.

 

"That student-athlete shall be charged two years on their five-year clock and one year of eligibility. If the directors of athletics from the two involved institutions mutually agree to a waiver of the above policy, the student-athlete shall not be subject to the conference policy and all applicable NCAA regulations apply."

[Dane Pound]

I'd almost guess Twyman got a waiver.

 

I'm amazed that a couple of guys who didn't get much playing time last year were able to get scholarships at other D1 schools. Probably a testament to the quality of players on our roster.