Uconn's Alex Oriakhi to transfer, can play immediately

[I Bleed Awesomeness]

this would be a pretty nice way to replace gilchrist/anderson for next season. i wonder if he'd ever consider us, or if heath would go after him. if i were him, i would seriously consider us, we're losing 2 seniors inside, and just made a nice run in the tournament.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/03/connecticuts-alex-oriakhi-to-transfer/1#.T2pkfhGPXTo

[Mama_Bull]

I don't think you are allowed to transfer from one Big East school to another Big East school in Football or Basketball.

[bcgruber]

I think that is an ACC rule not sure if it is the same in the BE. I think he would be a good replacement for Ron. But not sure Stan would do it out of respect for the other schools.

[BasketBull2012]

http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/pdfs/Policy_Manual/section8.pdf

BIG EAST INTRA-CONFERENCE TRANSFER POLICY

Student-athletes in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball and football, are not permitted to

transfer (directly or indirectly) from one BIG EAST institution to another BIG EAST institution and

participate in any capacity in the sports of men’s basketball, women’s basketball or football. However,

these student-athletes may transfer (directly or indirectly) from one BIG EAST institution to another BIG

EAST institution and may participate in sports other than men’s basketball, women’s basketball or

football pursuant to the transfer parameters in the next clause. There are no exceptions or waivers to

this rule.

[Reliable Source]

In the way of clarification

http://www.msnsportsnet.com/content/BigEastTransfer.pdf

[bcgruber]

oh well he would have been a perfect fit in my mind

[I Bleed Awesomeness]

learn something new everyday. wishful thinking on my part, thought maybe there'd be a loophole with the impending postseason ban for uconn.

[Leviathan]

Why is uconn facing a postseason ban?

[Cmr3]

Why is uconn facing a postseason ban?

Under rules approved in October, a school must have a two-year average score of 930 or a four-year average of 900 on the NCAA's annual Academic Progress Rate, which measures the academic performance of student athletes, to qualify for the NCAA tournament.

Connecticut's men's basketball scored 826 for the 2009-10 school year. UConn's score for the 2010-11 school year is expected to be about 975. That would not be high enough. It would give Connecticut a two-year score of 900.5 and a four-year average of 888.5.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7720137/alex-oriakhi-transfer-connecticut-huskies-ncaa-tournament-ban