Basketball: Who gets Plaisted's vacated schollie?
BYU forward/center Trent Plaisted's announcement today that he will enter his name in the 2008 NBA draft has naturally caused some to wonder what the Cougars will do with the scholarship if the junior does indeed turn pro.
Plaisted has not hired an agent, and has until June 16 to decide whether he will turn pro or return to the Cougars for his senior season.
BYU coach Dave Rose said at today's news conference that coaches will plan the next few weeks as if Plaisted will be back, "because if he does come back, we want to make sure there is a place available for him."
However, Rose said that if Plaisted does not return, and that becomes evident any time between now and the middle of June, coaches will start contemplating what they will do with the scholarship.
They will either sign a player (probably from the junior college ranks) or give the scholarship to a walk-on currently in the program.
"We are involved with quite a few players in our recruiting process and we do have players in our program that compete every day and are in a non-scholarship situation," Rose said, noting that there will be time to add a player if that's what the staff decides to do. Players can be signed right up until the start of the school year.
My guess is that the scholarship will go to a walk-on/
Currently, the Cougars have committed all of their available scholarships for 2008-09 because center Gavin McGregor was recently awarded a scholarship.
McGregor has petitioned the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility but has not heard back from them. Assuming the application is not granted, he will be a senior in 2008-09.
He's a candidate to replace Plaisted in the starting lineup, along with Chris Miles and James Anderson.
"We have a lot of confidence with the other guys in our program," Rose said. "We have some depth at that position, but experience is the key."
Plaisted has not hired an agent, and has until June 16 to decide whether he will turn pro or return to the Cougars for his senior season.
BYU coach Dave Rose said at today's news conference that coaches will plan the next few weeks as if Plaisted will be back, "because if he does come back, we want to make sure there is a place available for him."
However, Rose said that if Plaisted does not return, and that becomes evident any time between now and the middle of June, coaches will start contemplating what they will do with the scholarship.
They will either sign a player (probably from the junior college ranks) or give the scholarship to a walk-on currently in the program.
"We are involved with quite a few players in our recruiting process and we do have players in our program that compete every day and are in a non-scholarship situation," Rose said, noting that there will be time to add a player if that's what the staff decides to do. Players can be signed right up until the start of the school year.
My guess is that the scholarship will go to a walk-on/
Currently, the Cougars have committed all of their available scholarships for 2008-09 because center Gavin McGregor was recently awarded a scholarship.
McGregor has petitioned the NCAA for an extra year of eligibility but has not heard back from them. Assuming the application is not granted, he will be a senior in 2008-09.
He's a candidate to replace Plaisted in the starting lineup, along with Chris Miles and James Anderson.
"We have a lot of confidence with the other guys in our program," Rose said. "We have some depth at that position, but experience is the key."
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