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Message: [QUOTE="SU94, post: 2557926, member: 202"] This dynamic happens annually in college baseball. Every November, each program announces its incoming class (signed LOIs) for the following season (actually two seasons away). Fast forward 6-7 months. The MLB Draft happens in early June. Those players drafted have until August 15 (or so) to sign professionally or chose to follow through on their commitment to attend State U. As you can imagine, this process can cause a lot of consternation for college coaches and their programs, as they are largely at the mercy of professional money. Their incoming classes are often halved. Maybe worse for some of the higher ranked programs. Essentially, this is what happened to SU with Bazley. And it is NOT common in college hoops, so that is why it stings. We're all unfamiliar with the process and the feeling we had yesterday. But just as all the top college baseball programs do, SU's basketball program will survive. [/QUOTE]