Duke Deen?

[daveineureka]

Upcoming game on Sunday is Senior Night. Wondering what the protocol is concerning Deen. Will he take part in pregame ceremonies if he is considering returning for another year. Or maybe he has made up his mind and take part in the ceremony. Just curious since I have not heard anything regarding the matter. Anybody have any inside info or is it still up in limbo.

[Da Coach]

Upcoming game on Sunday is Senior Night. Wondering what the protocol is concerning Deen. Will he take part in pregame ceremonies if he is considering returning for another year. Or maybe he has made up his mind and take part in the ceremony. Just curious since I have not heard anything regarding the matter. Anybody have any inside info or is it still up in limbo.

This conundrum arose starting in the Covid year. The last 4 years, with the optional extra Covid year, it was hard to know which players were graduating and leaving and which were planning on returning for the extra year. And now we have the NCAA juco ruling that does the same thing.
Recall that Duke did not participate in last year's Senior Night, though Darius Hannah did, along with Malevy Leons, Goanar Biliew, and Connor Linke.

Even though Duke appears to be eligible for another year, I suspect he will opt to be honored this time, along with Darius, Christian, Zek, Connor Dillon, Cade, Sam and probably Connor Linke.
Goanar is eligible for an extra year, too, since he came to Bradley from a juco. But I expect he'll participate in Senior Night, too, for a second time.
Then after the season, Duke will probably consider NIL offers and other factors and make his final decision. I guess we'll know Sunday afternoon.

[yoda]

Read this - there is definitely some confusion regarding this extended eligibility..

- "Not all student-athletes automatically receive the (NCAA juco) waiver, coaches must apply for it through their university’s compliance office."

- and the player must "meet the other requirements—like staying on track with your degree and sticking to the five-year eligibility rule"(Deen has already played five seasons)

- "This new NCAA eligibility rule applies to senior athletes who participated in a JUCO or NAIA college and are currently competing in NCAA Division I.

But it doesn’t include: Those whose eligibility ends after 2024-25" (via the 5-year clock)

-" Wait… What About the Five-Year Rule?
College athletes usually have five years to play four seasons of their sport. This rule hasn’t changed. For example, if you’ve already played two seasons at a JUCO or NAIA university, those years still count toward your total eligibility. This new rule doesn’t reset the clock.

While there is some speculation about potential changes to this rule in the future, it remains unchanged for now."

So now I am not 100% sure Duke is eligible for that extra year. Perhaps he will have to wait until AFTER the season and the Coaching Staff
will apply for the waiver and we will see.

https://keystonesports.com/new-ncaa-eligibility-rule-temporary-waiver/#:~:text=The%20NCAA%20has%20introduced%20a,the%202024%2D2025%20academic%20year.

[yoda]

and just today - the NCAA modified their ruling and they ruled that the juco waiver ONLY goes to DI athletes,
not to current DII athletes -

https://trevechoesonline.com/2025/02/26/ncaa-decides-not-to-extend-eligibility-to-dii-athletes-who-played-in-junior-college-but-are-reviewing-eligibility-requirements/

[Da Coach]

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-" Wait… What About the Five-Year Rule?
College athletes usually have five years to play four seasons of their sport. This rule hasn’t changed. For example, if you’ve already played two seasons at a JUCO or NAIA university, those years still count toward your total eligibility. This new rule doesn’t reset the clock.

The 5-year rule was dropped when hundreds of players got the extra Covid year, which pushed many of them into a 6th and 7th year in school.