'10 Binghamton (possible transfer) F Greer Wright

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Want to get his name out there. Cincinnati has interest in this kid. He will have a year of eligibilty but would be able to play right away and would be a good pick up. He is a 6'7" forward that averaged 15.1 pts, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assist a game. He shot .437 from the field, .308 from three, and .752 from the ft line. He has a confirmed visit to UConn a month ago, and made an unofficial to USF. He could also remain with the Binghamtom Bearcats. Will post more as confirmed info comes in. His Coach was released and the interim coach was hired to a 2 year extension.

Junior Greer Wright, the Bearcats' top player and one of five players -- along with Dylan Talley, Kyrie Sutton, Pina Guillaume, and Kraidon Woods -- who have sought NCAA waivers to be able to transfer without having to sit out a year, reiterated his desire to have Broadus back but said retaining Macon was a good thing.
"I'm still waiting to what happens here, especially with Broadus," said Wright, who in the last month has made an official visit with Connecticut and an unofficial visit with South Florida, both Big East programs. "Having Coach Macon is a great plus -- he helped us a lot last season, and he'll have something to do with me coming back."

http://www.pressconnects.com/articl...+extension+to+remain+interim+basketball+coach
 
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bearcat jeff said:
Want to get his name out there. Cincinnati has interest in this kid. He will have a year of eligibilty but would be able to play right away and would be a good pick up. He is a 6'7" forward that averaged 15.1 pts, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.2 assist a game. He shot .437 from the field, .308 from three, and .752 from the ft line. He has a confirmed visit to UConn a month ago. Will post more as confirmed info comes in.
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Sounds like a no-lose situation. If you have a scholly to give, but don't want to waste it on future years, he would only take it for only this year instead of it going unused and they'd still have the scholly available for 2011.

FWIW I'm not a huge fan of letting a scholarship go unused. I understand not tying one up for 4 years to a player we don't think is good enough, but 2 years is different and only one wasted year if he doesn't pan out. As many open scholly's that we'll have in 2011 anyways, there's no guarantee we'll find five worthy players if we couldn't find one more this year.
 
david aka the TYZ said:
Sounds like a no-lose situation. If you have a scholly to give, but don't want to waste it on future years, he would only take it for only this year instead of it going unused and they'd still have the scholly available for 2011.

FWIW I'm not a huge fan of letting a scholarship go unused. I understand not tying one up for 4 years to a player we don't think is good enough, but 2 years is different and only one wasted year if he doesn't pan out. As many open scholly's that we'll have in 2011 anyways, there's no guarantee we'll find five worthy players if we couldn't find one more this year.
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I feel the same way. He can also give you a solid 10-15 minutes. Let's face it the America East and BEast are worlds apart, but he has a solid all around game and could contribute.
 
UC needs a scoring small forward who can drive to the basket. Be nice to find one.
 
Uh...maybe I'll just put Erin Andrews up. I have a private photo...few know about.
 
Good find Not Guilty. Let's hope the waiver comes through. Greer, please delete your post so the NCAA doesn't see it and decide to deny your request ;)
 
Since this looks like more and more of a possibility does anyone have knowledge on why he would be granted the right to transfer without sitting out a year and what are the odds of the NCAA allowing it. I know the coach was put on leave, but history hasn't shown us that coaching changes lead to free transfers for athletes.
 
I read up on this when I first heard it was a possibility and here is what I could find. Basically, if a school is put on probation and it is a player's final year of eligibility, they can be granted a waiver to play at another school without having to sit out a year. Binghamton was put on probation this year and it will take effect next year. Since Greer Wright would be a senior and Binghamton would be ineligible for postseason play (and he wasn't part of the reason they were put on probation) he can apply for the waiver. If he gets it, he will transfer. If not he will stay at Binghamton and complete his eligibility.
 
JasonS said:
I read up on this when I first heard it was a possibility and here is what I could find. Basically, if a school is put on probation and it is a player's final year of eligibility, they can be granted a waiver to play at another school without having to sit out a year. Binghamton was put on probation this year and it will take effect next year. Since Greer Wright would be a senior and Binghamton would be ineligible for postseason play (and he wasn't part of the reason they were put on probation) he can apply for the waiver. If he gets it, he will transfer. If not he will stay at Binghamton and complete his eligibility.
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Thanks, exactly the info I was looking for. Afraid I was going to hear opinions on how much the NCAA hates UC. Sounds like this could happen. I am rooting for him to come here. At this point any player is better than no player. We have a scholarship to give and it will still be freed up for 2011.
 
david aka the TYZ said:
Thanks, exactly the info I was looking for. Afraid I was going to hear opinions on how much the NCAA hates UC. Sounds like this could happen. I am rooting for him to come here. At this point any player is better than no player. We have a scholarship to give and it will still be freed up for 2011.
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I agree. It is important for fans to remember that this kid wouldn't be a savior but he could be a solid contributor. It wouldn't shock me if he averaged 8-10 ppg but I wouldn't count on it either. If he gets his waiver I think there is a good chance he ends up a (Cincinnati) Bearcat.
 
JasonS said:
I agree. It is important for fans to remember that this kid wouldn't be a savior but he could be a solid contributor. It wouldn't shock me if he averaged 8-10 ppg but I wouldn't count on it either. If he gets his waiver I think there is a good chance he ends up a (Cincinnati) Bearcat.
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Yeah, I wouldn't expect much, but a body is a body. He could help in practice if nothing else. Even if he doesn't see major minutes, he could spell players for short rest or in foul trouble. Plus he's could be insurance in case Bishop acts up again. The best thing for me is he's got 3 years of college ball under his belt and thus brings experience and, I'll assume, maturity. Hopefully if he does come he'll play in the Deveroes summer league so I can get a sneak peek of him. Hopefully Justin Jackson will play also. I can't wait to see him.
 
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