MissoulaMarinerFan said:
717s7e said:
Am I right in my assumption that he can't play a 5th year at Montana but he could transfer any play at any other school?
Incorrect. As a collegiate athlete you have 5 years to play 4 years. Since Mike has played all 4 years he has been here, his eligibility is used up. He can't play for the Griz or anyone else after the next men's bb season.
The grad transfer rule you're thinking of is in the case of Jack Williams. He has played 3 years, will be graduating from his school in 3 years and joining UM and will be working toward a graduate degree and therefore eligible to play right away.
Jack Williams is actually a 5th-year senior. He played as a true freshman at Long Beach State before transferring to Pacific and sitting out. He then played two seasons and graduated in four years, giving him the ability to graduate transfer and play his fifth year at Montana.
If Michael Oguine earned his degree this spring, he could transfer and play his fourth and final year at another Division I school WITHOUT having to sit a year. If he simply transferred, he would still have that fourth and final year of eligibility remaining but he would have to sit out next season in order to use it. Andre Spight at Northern Colorado is an example of this. He played three years at Arizona State just like Oguine has at Montana. Spight transferred before last season, sat out last season and played his final year this last season.