South Carolina women's basketball: New eligibility rules will change how programs approach roster building
This week, the NCAA formally approved new age-based eligibility guidelines that give athletes five years to play five seasons and remove redshirts and waivers. The new guidelines are overwhelmingly popular, but they will have a significant change in how women’s basketball programs approach roster construction.
Fifth-year seniors – I guess we’ll bring back the term “super seniors” – will now be the most pivotal players in women’s college basketball.
The most immediate impact is that a lot of seniors are no longer in their final year of eligibility. In South Carolina’s case, Tessa Johnson now has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Programs may not have as many open roster spots as they previously anticipated.
But players like Johnson will have options. Previously, there were only a handful of players each season who had to choose between returning to school or declaring for the WNBA Draft.
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