He's a redshirt junior, so he's been around 4 years.
I have no problem with what Pitino is doing. The article says that Swopshire is on target to get his degree in May. If Pitino thinks the scholarship can be put to better use, I see no reason why he should feel honor bound to give it to a graduate student who Pitino doesn't feel will help the program.
So Kyle Kuric and Chris Smith are walk-ons.
Andre Drummond is a walk-on.
....are we the only program in the Big East that doesn't start their walk-ons?
Clearly this is the trend that Cali is trying to get in front of when he calls for more minutes for Brandon Reese.