How many scholarships does Coach Wojcik have to hand out come April after the signing this month of Colby College forward Jeremiah Ingram?
It's a maximum of 13 that can be issued and here are those student-athletes currently being 'shipped:
1. Jordan Baker
2. D.J. Brown
3. Chris Cunningham
4. Jalen James
5. Brandon Mitchell
6. Rashad Muhammad
7. Matt Pollard
8. Frank Rogers
9. Isaac Thornton
10. Mike VanKirk
11. Jaleel Williams
12. Devante Wilson
For next season, subtract Cunningham and insert Ingram.
That leaves one available scholarship.
Dylan Alexander may be awarded it but it's way too early to speculate despite his promising start.
Plus, injuries may open up a scholarship spot or more.
But it's looking like another big is a necessity based on play to date as iIt will be hard to make inroads in the Mountain West Conference without a nightly contributing big man.
An injury will only open up a scholarship spot if it's serious enough that the player "retires" from college basketball (which doesn't happen very often). An injured player redshirting the season counts against the limit of 13 just like any other redshirt. I think the more likely scenario is that one of the end-of-the-bench players takes a look at his playing time this season, factors in the impact of three talented players being added to the active roster next season and decides to transfer somewhere where he'll be more likely to earn regular time on the court.
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