Division I -> JUCO

Fairly sure he becomes draft eligible.

A guy from my area transferred last year from a big D1 to juco trying to get drafted. Didn't work out for him but i think he was eligible.

I may be wrong but I don't think I am.

He's eligible to get drafted.

He would be eligible. It's not all that unusual, has happened many times.

One consideration is the new rule change in D1 baseball and how it affects summer baseball. I do believe it is now against the rules for a D1 player to play on any summer team that also accepts J.C. players.

I could be wrong.. could others weigh in?

If so, it is a consideration because oftentimes summer development for players who received little playing time at their D1 schools is crucial. Bum, Jr. went D1 to D1 so has to sit out a year but it's worth it to go back to a top summer league team (Northwoods).

A player going 4-2-4 might have trouble finding a good summer team.

Bum, that is correct. D1 cannot play with JC in summer. Son is JC, has not been able to get on good summer team, just a small local collegiate league.

I thought the rule was that no juco player could play for an NCAA coach in the summer. Thus limiting the summer teams he could play for.

Pop Up, the fact that your son is signed with a 4 year school doesn't eliminate him from these rules? Once school ends he is no longer a juco player.

Would an incoming D1 freshman fall under that rule that he can't play on a team with JC guys?

fillsfan is correct about the rule. The key is that a JUCO player cannot play on a team coached by a NCAA coach. There are many teams not coached by NCAA coaches, in the Northwoods, Valley and CPL I know for certain. My son was a JUCO and played in the cPL and had a JUCO friend in the Northwoods.

I know my son has played in a summer league as a JUCO player and had D1 players on it.

Playing Division 1 then going back to a Juco for the sophomore year is commonly called a "bounceback".

For whatever reason they happen on a consistent basis. I could name dozens last year alone. PM me and I will tell you.

My son is one of them.

This is the detail. All Juco players are draft eligible. The D1 to Juco player is called a 4-2-4 transfer. Meaning the player went from a 4 year school to a 2 year school and to get back to a ncaa 4 year school he has to have earned his AA or 48 transferable units ( to the academic standard of the transferring school).

It is a bit of a tough road at juco if the student fell behind in his freshman year academically but no so much if he stayed on track.

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I do believe it is now against the rules for a D1 player to play on any summer team that also accepts J.C. players.

absolutely incorrect.

go to the eauclarie express northwoods team roster. "yavapai sends 4 to eauclaire" artice. yavapai is a 2 year school. Northwoods is a premier league and PG rated EauClaire the #1 team last year.