HARVARDDADGRAD
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12-29-17 11:03 AM - Post#241517
In response to jmverlin
I believe that the Ivy League Rule prohibiting a fifth year of eligibility has been discussed on this Board and confirmed a few times in the past years.
A quick search yielded a College Insider article on Alex Rosenberg that provides:
"The Ivy League prohibits graduate students from competing in athletics, eliminating the medical redshirt concept that enables student-athletes in other conferences to receive a fifth year of eligibility. Had Rosenberg completed his coursework, graduated in 2015 and enrolled in a master’s program at Columbia, he would have been ineligible for the Lions in 2015-16, despite logging minutes in just three seasons.
A few days after his Oct. 28 surgery, Rosenberg withdrew from school."
http://collegeinsider.com/ari-kramer/c234/alex- ros...
I've also found multiple sources stating that the Ivy League expects an athlete to complete his/her degree in the first 8 semesters after enrollment. Redshirting is explicity discussed by Ivy Rules and either prohibited or discouraged to the point where it is impossible for basketball players due to the academic calendar.
This is why Ivy players who graduate after 4 years but have played less than 3 seasons have to go outside the league to use that elibility. For example:
Hans Brase (Princeton - Iowa St.)
Henry Caruso (Princeton - Santa Clara)
Shonn Miller (Cornell - UConn)
David Onuorah (Cornell - UConn)
Patrick Steeves (Harvard - GW)
Rafael Maya (Brown - Pitt)
The alternative is to withdraw from school, then return for your fourth academic and athletic year:
Siyani Chambers
Alex Rosenberg
Tony Hicks was different, as he withdrew from basketball, not enrollment. He wanted to leave Penn basketball, but was able to retain his eligibility outside the Ivy League because he hadn't played 4 years.
Edited by HARVARDDADGRAD on 12-29-17 11:10 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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