Syracuse, N.Y. The NCAA's decision to dock the Syracuse basketball team three scholarships a year for the next four years will have a major impact on the program.
The scholarship reductions were just one part of the NCAA's sanctions against the Syracuse basketball program for a variety of violations, including academic improprieties and violations of the school's drug policy. The NCAA handed down its decision on Friday.
The NCAA limits schools to just 13 men's basketball scholarships per year. The NCAA's penalties would force Syracuse to keep its number of scholarship players to 10 starting with the 2015-16 season and the next three years after that.
In its decision, the NCAA did indicate that Syracuse can put off the scholarship reductions by a year in the case of any student-athletes that have a financial agreement with the university. That would include Syracuse's four recruits in the class of 2015. All four Malachi Richardson, Tyler Lydon, Moustapha Diagne and Frank Howard have signed letters of intent with Syracuse.
As it now stands, Syracuse is at the 13-scholarship limit for next year.
That means Syracuse's recruitment of Thomas Bryant, a highly-regarded player in the 2015 class, is all but over. Bryant, a 6-9 center from Rochester, has yet to make his decision. Syracuse would not be able to get a waiver of the scholarship reduction to bring him in. As a result, Syracuse would need four players to leave in order to sign Bryant.
Therefore, Syracuse's four-year period of scholarship reductions will begin with the 2016-17.
If no current or incoming players leave the SU program, the NCAA's scholarship reduction would leave Syracuse with 11 scholarship players in 2016-17 season. Syracuse already has a verbal commitment from Matthew Moyer, a 6-7 forward from Ohio, in the 2016 class, but Moyer is unsigned. The scholarship reductions probably mean Syracuse's pursuit of 2016 recruit Tyus Battle is over.
After the 2016-17 season, Syracuse will lose current players Dajuan Coleman, Tyler Roberson, Ron Patterson, B.J. Johnson and Chinonso Obokoh. Syracuse's next big recruiting year could be the 2017 class.
Source: http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2015/03/how_will_scholarship_reductions_impact_syracuse_basketballs_pursuit_of_high-impa.html
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