Who is # 12 for the Basketball team.

[UNCLE BACK]

Looked to be about 6'6 and looked pretty dang good actually. Athletic and long and shot the ball well with good handles.

[HoopS]

Dustin Thomas is 13 and 6'7".

[TomBigBeeHog]

Dustin Thomas is 13 and 6'7".

So, who is number 12?

[The_Iceman]

Jenkins is #15. Was he a lefty?

[HoopS]

So, who is number 12?

there isn't one listed. I listed the one that seems most likely given the size and number. Another option is Jenkins who is listed as #15 and is 6'7" but given he didn't mention the player as being a lefty, I assumed he must have been seeing Thomas with a different # for practice. Keaton Miles is also in that size range and wears #55.

[NLRHog92]

Could be DaShaun Stark. New walk-on from Drury, not listed on website yet. Started a thread about him not too long ago http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=597897.0

[The_Iceman]

Could be DaShaun Stark. New walk-on from Drury, not listed on website yet. Started a thread about him not too long ago http://www.hogville.net/yabbse/index.php?topic=597897.0

I think I remember watching that kid play in the state tournament in Fayetteville a few years back.

[HoopS]

Is he eligible to play this season?

[-Blu]

Looked to be about 6'6 and looked pretty dang good actually. Athletic and long and shot the ball well with good handles.

It's Dashuan Stark. 

[The_Iceman]

It's Dashuan Stark. 

Any chance to see the court this year? He does play a position of need (SF).

[770john111]

Didn't Dustin Thomas get busted with jw and ab

[HoopS]

Didn't Dustin Thomas get busted with jw and ab

yes. Not even sure he's practicing yet.

[-Blu]

Any chance to see the court this year? He does play a position of need (SF).

No idea, he could hold his own though, he lead a couple fast breaks and played some solid defense.  He's a decent athlete as well. But, I remember watching Davion Spivey a few years ago at practice and he held his own as well, and he never played.  It's hard to tell with walk-ons.  Just depends on if they are ready if their number is ever called.  I would have never thought Kikko or Manny would have seen the court, but obviously they had big impacts.

I will say if I had to make a guess, if Beard doesn't make it back, CMA probably only plays a 9 man rotation.

[Danny J]

No idea, he could hold his own though, he lead a couple fast breaks and played some solid defense.  He's a decent athlete as well. But, I remember watching Davion Spivey a few years ago at practice and he held his own as well, and he never played.  It's hard to tell with walk-ons.  Just depends on if they are ready if their number is ever called.  I would have never thought Kikko or Manny would have seen the court, but obviously they had big impacts.

I will say if I had to make a guess, if Beard doesn't make it back, CMA probably only plays a 9 man rotation.

I agree and it is also tough to tell just by watching practices. I remember watching Brandon Davis practice back in the late 90's and thought man....if this guy could ever translate that kind of ability to game day then he is a difference maker. Never really did though.

[azhog10]

I think I remember watching that kid play in the state tournament in Fayetteville a few years back.

How's his shooting form?

[yraciv]

How's his shooting form?

I like Dashaun! He is a long, athletic player, who definitely is going to make a good practice body.  I doubt he ever has much of an impact on the court though because I don't think he is much of an offensive threat.  He averaged 3 pts, 3 reb, and about 2 ast per game last season in 18 minutes of play at a good D2 school as a SO. Shot 40% from the field and 34% from 3.  Of course, I'm not positive, but I'm under the impression he has to sit out this year due to D2 to D1 transfer.

[lefty08]

I like Dashaun! He is a long, athletic player, who definitely is going to make a good practice body.  I doubt he ever has much of an impact on the court though because I don't think he is much of an offensive threat.  He averaged 3 pts, 3 reb, and about 2 ast per game last season in 18 minutes of play at a good D2 school as a SO. Shot 40% from the field and 34% from 3.  Of course, I'm not positive, but I'm under the impression he has to sit out this year due to D2 to D1 transfer.

The way I understand it, there is no penalty for moving up, only moving down

[PonderinHog]

The way I understand it, there is no penalty for moving up, only moving down

I thought they only had to sit out in lateral moves in D1.  Heck if I know.

[010HogFan]

I thought they only had to sit out in lateral moves in D1.  Heck if I know.

That is correct. I think.

[azhog10]

You absolutely don't have to sit out when going from D1 to D2. I thought you had to sit out if you went from D2 to D1, but it seems as though as someone mentioned that only lateral moves require one to sit out.

[yraciv]

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2014/09/michigan_officially_announces_2.html

This is the example that came off the top of my head.  I'm pretty sure you have to sit out no matter what if you go up a level.   It's why you rarely here of D2 All Americans transferring to D1 schools.

[Fatmanhog]

The way I understand it, there is no penalty for moving up, only moving down

isn't it the other way?

[jjdlc]

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/transfer-terms

Exceptions
Exception: If you meet a legislated exception, it means a specific regulation will not apply to you. The school to which you are transferring determines whether you are eligible and has the authority to apply exceptions.

One-time transfer exception: If you transfer from a four-year school, you may be immediately eligible to compete at your new school if you meet ALL the following conditions:

You are transferring to a Division II or III school, or you are transferring to a Division I school in any sport other than baseball, men's or women's basketball, football (Football Bowl Subdivision) or men's ice hockey. If you are transferring to a Division I school for any of the previously-listed sports, you may be eligible to compete immediately if you were not recruited by your original school and you have never received an athletics scholarship.

You are academically and athletically eligible at your previous four-year school.

You receive a transfer-release agreement from your previous four-year school.

Waiver: An action that sets aside an NCAA rule because a specific, extraordinary circumstance prevents you from meeting the rule. An NCAA school may file a waiver on your behalf; you cannot file a waiver for yourself. The school does not administer the waiver, the conference office or NCAA does.

As I interpret that, you can transfer from D2 to D1 without sitting, as long as you were not recruited by your D2 school coming out of HS, and you didn't receive an athletic scholarship from your D2 school.

[Porked Tongue]

The Hogs are not expecting him to be eligible but the possibility still exists.

[NLRHog92]

http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/transfer-terms

As I interpret that, you can transfer from D2 to D1 without sitting, as long as you were not recruited by your D2 school coming out of HS, and you didn't receive an athletic scholarship from your D2 school.

How would you end up at a school that didn't recruit you? Or be good enough to jump up to D1 without a D2 scholly? Makes 0 sense.

[yraciv]

The Hogs are not expecting him to be eligible but the possibility still exists.

Yeah I just don't see any way.  I'm making an assumption here, but I'm guessing he had to have a D2 scholarship.  Drury has been recruiting Northwest Arkansas hard in recent years.

[jjdlc]

How would you end up at a school that didn't recruit you? Or be good enough to jump up to D1 without a D2 scholly? Makes 0 sense.

It's the NCAAs rule...