The NCAA has made it a lot easier for some college basketball players to make up their minds.
The NCAA was hard at work on Wednesday, and while a lot of the attention was given to the rule that football conferences could hold a title game with only 10 members, there is one other big story that may have gotten lost in the shuffle in regards to the NBA Draft.
For years now, there have been a lot of people clamoring for them to move back the date in which college basketball players have declared for the NBA Draft could remove their name from consideration. Well, they have done just that. Now, prospective NBA players could remove their name from the fold after they have worked out for teams following the NBA Draft Combine.
DI Council pushes back date by which men's basketball players must remove name from NBA draft to 10 days after conclusion of draft combine.
— NCAA (@NCAA) January 13, 2016
This becomes sort of a pain for college basketball players on the recruiting trail, as previously the declaration deadline was before National Signing Day, which takes place in April. However, if a college coach is getting back one of their more talented players because they see they’re not ready for the NBA just yet, that’s not really a bad problem to have.
Now these players can get themselves in front of NBA teams, show off their skills and make a proper determination as to whether or not they should make the leap to becoming a professional, or return to school for one more year to hone their skills.
Hypothetically, a Kentucky player that is told he’s not ready yet will end up being quite alright if he has to go spend another year with John Calipari.