...how?
It may be because he played about half of the previous season. I wish him the best, hope he returns, but if he doesn't, hope he gets to play at a great school.
I saw another player with a similar career arc hit the portal, and my only thought is that someone thinks there's a court ruling out there somewhere that will nuke the "Only 4 years of eligibility" rule, and they want to be around if/when it happens. Because under no conventional circumstance should Bryce Johnson have eligibility left.
Yea its really interesting how this all works, I am personally confused by it all. Let's see what happens and if in fact his transfer goes through.
In Ashworth's case his first year was 2021, which was considered a non-counting year for players. So technically his eligibility clock started in the 21-22 season. We've flushed most of those players out of the system at this point, though there's still a few who are trying to hang on!
Ashworth had a COVID waiver, though. Johnson doesn't qualify for any medical waiver and was not a COVID-era player.
This, right here, is the real reason why everyone should hate the portal.
For a 6' 10" guy, he moves pretty well. After not having a big men down the middle last year, this feels like a nice breath of fresh air.
Agree - he plays a bit smaller than 6'10 it seems in his highlight package, but can be a true frontcourt big with a nose for the basket.
