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Rick Majerus believed that he could use a player in an exhibition game and then still redshirt the kid, and that was his stated intention with Saint Louis sophomore Dustin McGuire.
He almost did, but found that the NCAA rules would have prohibited it just in time to hold the kid out of the exhibition game.
Here is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story of how Majerus came to find out he had nearly made a huge mistake, because he didn't know the NCAA rules.
Turns out that you can only redshirt a kid who's played in an exhibition if he is a freshman but McGuire is a sophomore.
So now he's learned the NCAA rule, Majerus can no longer consider playing the kid if he still wants McGuire to redshirt.
In addition, sounds like even though SLU won their exhibition game, Majerus was apparently not a happy camper.
"Dustin Maguire is probably going to redshirt. Majerus spelled it out: He’s not a point guard and he’s not strong enough to be a 3,
and Majerus said they were going to talk about redshirting after the game.
...Majerus said they were going to use Maguire in the game and then decide, but they found that you can only use a player in an exhibition and then redshirt him if he’s a freshman. He expressed displeasure with the NCAA for that."
He almost did, but found that the NCAA rules would have prohibited it just in time to hold the kid out of the exhibition game.
Here is the St. Louis Post-Dispatch story of how Majerus came to find out he had nearly made a huge mistake, because he didn't know the NCAA rules.
Turns out that you can only redshirt a kid who's played in an exhibition if he is a freshman but McGuire is a sophomore.
So now he's learned the NCAA rule, Majerus can no longer consider playing the kid if he still wants McGuire to redshirt.
In addition, sounds like even though SLU won their exhibition game, Majerus was apparently not a happy camper.
"Dustin Maguire is probably going to redshirt. Majerus spelled it out: He’s not a point guard and he’s not strong enough to be a 3,
and Majerus said they were going to talk about redshirting after the game.
...Majerus said they were going to use Maguire in the game and then decide, but they found that you can only use a player in an exhibition and then redshirt him if he’s a freshman. He expressed displeasure with the NCAA for that."
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