The Scholarship Crunch Dilemma

[Mars]

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A men's basketball team is allowed 13 scholarships...

Who is the guy who loses his scholarship next year?

[beauso79]

Could depend on the extent of the KC injury as Sharp might be needed

[Mars]

On the team this year (15):

Nate Austin
Jamal Aytes
Frank Bartley IV
Matt Carlino
Kyle Collinsworth
Chase Fischer
Skyler Halford
Tyler Haws
Andrew Johnston
Eric Mika
Isaac Neilson
Graham Pingree
Josh Sharp
Anson Winder
Luke Worthington

Of those 15 players, Johnston and Pingree are walk-ons. Neilson is a RM red-shirting this year. Fischer and Aytes are transfer players on scholarship.

Mika is leaving on a mission next season and Coach Rose needs to make room for two more players coming in. Worthington does not have mission plans currently. Bartley is not LDS.

BYU has no Seniors currently, but there are 7 Juniors on the team. Assume that no Freshman or Sophomore (Kyle Collinsworth) is having their schollie pulled yet. Of the seven Jrs, 5 are Guards: Carlino, Fischer, Halford, Haws, and Winder (The 2 others Jrs are both Forwards, Austin and Sharp).

Bartley, Carlino, Halford, Winder. I think there's only room for 3 of them on the team next season (assuming KC doesn't miss the year due to medical injury). Those guys are all 6-1 to 6-3. Expect Fischer, Haws, Collinsworth, and Aytes to get plenty of minutes next season... those guys are all 6-3 to 6-6. With Neilson/Worthington/Austin playing the 4/5 (PF/C), that doesn't leave a whole bunch of room for 4 back-up point guards... This also puts Sharp in an awkward position as the 6th-best player height 6-6 or taller (Sharp is 6-7).

Minutes played this season:
Carlino has 893 (4th most).
Winder has 532 (6th most).
Halford has 512 (7th).
Bartley has 332 (8th).
Sharp has 326 (9th).
Worthington has 237 (10th).

Worthington's height will be needed with Mika leaving. Winder has truly come into his own late in the season, and is proving to be a good defender. Bartley is a freshman. Could Carlino be unhappy enough to transfer? Just how worried should Halford and Sharp be?

Carlino came to BYU in 2010 from UCLA. Sharp joined the team in 2011 (a transfer from Utah). Halford just joined the team in 2013, from SLCC. You don't want to do anything but reward transfers, especially a guy from your main rival, but you don't want to yank a scholarship after one season either. It's tough.

Carlino is shooting 39% this season. 34% from 3, 68% free throw shooting.
Halford, 44% shooting, 32% from 3, 85% free throws.
Sharp, 65% shooting, 0-of-2 from deep, 58% free throws.

Carlino has averaged 13.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 4.3 assists in 27.1 minutes per game (2013-14).
Halford averages 7.2 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 15.2 mpg.
Sharp averages 1.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 10.6 mpg.


I wonder how close Sharp is to earning his Bachelor's degree?.....

[Brayden Green]

Sharp and Worthington. It's an easy decision. Aytes will get both of their minutes, and they won't be missed. Halford could also go, instead of Worthington. People seem to think that Fischer will start at SG and be our main 3pt threat.

Carlino is the only person on our team that knows how to break a press and pass the ball to someone wearing the same jersey.

Winder could be our starting SG, unless Fischer supplants him. I honestly don't know much about the new people coming in and their talent level. (Transfers, etc)

I would say Halford could get pulled, as he is the odd man out if Winder gets minutes, but I don't know if Rose would ask someone to come over from SLCC one year and bounce him the next...Of course, that did happen last year, so maybe. I also like Halfords man defense. He is our second best defender, after Carlino.

[Brayden Green]

OR




Pretty easy call. Also, Aytes can score and is aggressive with the ball. He might even start PF for us. Think Keena Young but less finesse and more power.

[Brayden Green]

Aytes Senior highlights

[Qman]

I wonder if one of guys would prefer to be on the team and just become a non-scholarship player? Ideally Sharp.

[beauso79]

Sharp might be useful if he could somehow gain 25 to 30lbs in the offseason. You have to remember Aytes won't be eligible until January and KC could be sidelined until then as well

[Gunk]

Halford.

We have plenty of guards - Carlino, Haws, Winder, Bartley, Fischer, KC, and Chatman.

Halford isn't going to get any better. He was brought in to shoot threes and didn't do that. He's too small and his handles aren't strong enough to play point.

Sharp, while not necessarily a productive player, has some size and height. Should Aytes or KC go down or get in foul trouble we could use Sharp.

My guess, we'll see the walk-ons exit and someone be politely asked to give up their scholarship. Don't need a scholarship to play on the team.

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[stuckinbig10country]

Halford is a terrible defender (worst except for Haws).

Halford is the only non-D1 athlete on the team.

The answer is easy: Halford should not be on scholarship next season.

That may seem harsh, but the last game Halford got any real minutes was Pacific. It was clear he was trying really hard. It was also clear that he was the only player on either team that didn't belong.