The Lexington paper notes today that Calipari's squad posted a 7-year low in terms of GPA in the fall. It also had this little tidbit:

"UK players must have had at least a 1.8 grade-point average in the fall semester to be eligible in the spring, according to NCAA rules. Yet two UK players had GPAs below that standard: 1.667 and 1.765.

The minimum GPA requirement of 1.8 does not take effect until the start of an athlete's second year, so the 1.667 and 1.765 averages apparently belonged to players in their first years."

(It wasn't John Wall..."Calipari proudly noted that freshman John Wall had all A's and B's in the fall semester, and UK touted three seniors plus junior Patrick Patterson on target to graduate this spring. So the burden of the 2.025 GPA appeared to fall on some combination of other players.")

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/05/02/1248238/uk-basketball-low-on-the-gpa-scale.html#ixzz0mmtuoGHt

The players' GPAs have to be up in the second semester or else UK loses scholarships for the fall.

But it raises a question: Why doesn't HD have the 1.8 GPA rule in the fall semester? That'd be helpful in case you set your practice minutes just slightly too low.

dodson.. and he likely wont be with us next year, as well as eric bledsoe..

Doesn't HD already break the season into two semesters for grades?

1) Fall-Mid terms after about 7 days, 2) Fall-Final grades after about 14 days where the player is not allowed to play if he is under a 2.0. 3) Spring-Mid terms after 21 days and Spring Finals after 28 days where a player under 2.0 is not allowed to play in postseason.

UK is everything wrong about college basketball, nothing in HD should be patterned after them

Quote: Originally posted by vandydave on 5/02/2010UK is everything wrong about college basketball, nothing in HD should be patterned after them

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Quote: Originally posted by Iguana1 on 5/02/2010Doesn't HD already break the season into two semesters for grades?  1) Fall-Mid terms after about 7 days,  2) Fall-Final grades after about 14 days where the player is not allowed to play if he is under a 2.0.  3) Spring-Mid terms after 21 days and Spring Finals after 28 days where a player under 2.0 is not allowed to play in postseason.

It does, but it uses the 2.0 cutoff in both semesters. Why not 1.8 in the first and 2.0 in the second like the NCAA?

The NCAA has minimum requirements for the number of credit hours completed per term and semester. In addition there are % of degree completed requirements for each year. The have the following minimum GPA requirements:

1st year Fall Term 1.65 Spring Term 1.80

2nd year Must have 1.80 to start year and must maintain it throughout the year

3rd year Must have 1.90 to start year and must maintain it throughout the year

4th and 5th years Must have 2.00 to start year and must maintain it


For simplicity, WIS has chosen to go with the 2.0 instead of programming in all the various requirements.
I don't think it's that big a deal to keep your guys eligible but many other coaches would like to see GPA totally eliminated.

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Quote: Originally posted by vandydave on 5/02/2010 UK is everything wrong about college basketball, nothing in HD should be patterned after them

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How long until we find out that one or many of UK's seasons will be forfeited? I know they aren't but if I were UK administration or a fan of UK I'd be hoping that calipari takes the Bulls job.

They're working on re-negotiating his contract so that he is the UK coach "until he retires."

Quote: Originally posted by Weena on 5/02/2010The NCAA has minimum requirements for the number of credit hours completed per term and semester. In addition there are % of degree completed requirements for each year. The have the following minimum GPA requirements:

1st year Fall Term 1.65 Spring Term 1.80

2nd year Must have 1.80 to start year and must maintain it throughout the year

3rd year Must have 1.90 to start year and must maintain it throughout the year

4th and 5th years Must have 2.00 to start year and must maintain it


For simplicity, WIS has chosen to go with the 2.0 instead of programming in all the various requirements.
I don't think it's that big a deal to keep your guys eligible but many other coaches would like to see GPA totally eliminated.

Its funny that they have those rules because I know the normal rule at Illinois is one semester below 2.0 puts you on academic probation and a 2nd in a row gets you kicked out.

It's that way most places, blackdog3377, including UK. But there are obviously NCAA-endorsed different rules for athletes...

Quote: Originally Posted By cthomas22255 on 5/06/2010They're working on re-negotiating his contract so that he is the UK coach "until he retires."

would have been more fitting if he'd coached one year then .

Lol, wow you only need a 1.65 your 1st semester to stay eligible, that's ridiculous. You barely have to do any work to maintain a 1.65, trust me I know first hand.

he needs a few more seasons at UK to be in position to add to his Career Wins Vacated total, and make it an unbreakable record....