Redshirt , in United States college athletics , is a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen their period of eligibility. Typically, a student's athletic eligibility in a given sport is four seasons, aligning with the four years of academic classes typically required to earn a bachelor's degree at an American college or university. However, in a redshirt year , student athletes may attend classes at the college or university, practice with an athletic team, and "suit up" (wear a team uniform) for play – but they may compete in only a limited number of games (see " Use of status " section). Using this mechanism, a student athlete (traditionally) has at most five academic years to use the four years of eligibility, thus becoming what is termed a fifth-year senior . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , an additional year of eligibility was granted by the NCAA to student athletes who met certain criteria. Student athletes who qualified had up to six academic years to make use of their four years of eligibility, taking into consideration the extra year provided due to exceptional circumstances.
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80-640: A career high 45 minutes. During his time with the Nets, Scalabrine gained the nickname "Veal", a play on words based on the dish veal scaloppini . On August 2, 2005, Scalabrine signed a five-year contract with the Boston Celtics . A month earlier, he and the team agreed on terms that the contract be worth $ 15 million over the five years. Scalabrine started in nine of 48 games during the 2007–08 season, and played on average 10.7 minutes. He averaged 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per game. On April 16, 2008, in
120-412: A combined score of 44–6. In an additional game Scalabrine played against the three hosts of the show and won 11–1. Redshirt (college sports) According to Merriam-Webster and Webster's Dictionary , the term redshirt comes from the red jersey commonly worn by such a player in practice scrimmages against the regulars. The origin of the term redshirt was likely from Warren Alfson of
160-608: A freshman at Highline, Scalabrine averaged 16.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Scalabrine recorded seventeen double-doubles , and led the team in rebounds, blocks, and free throw percentage (75%). The Thunderbirds went 31–1 in the 1996–97 season and won the state junior college championship. Scalabrine was a Northern Division All-Star in 1997 as well as part of the All- Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championship Tournament Team. In 1998, he transferred to
200-412: A full-time student nor the recipient of a scholarship. The athlete is an unofficial member of the team and does not participate in practices, games, or receive financial assistance from the athletic department. One example is an athlete who is injured right before college and requires an entire year to recuperate. Rather than waste the redshirt, the athlete can attend school as a part-time student and join
240-525: A job as an analyst for Celtics games on local Boston broadcasts. Born in Long Beach, California , Scalabrine was one of four children in his family and graduated from Enumclaw High School at Enumclaw, Washington in 1996. He is of Italian ancestry. He enrolled at Highline College in 1996, played his first year with its basketball team the Thunderbirds, and redshirted his second year. As
280-463: A member of the USC Trojans men's basketball team, Scalabrine was the top scorer and a leader in field goals and rebounds. He also played at the center position in college. The New Jersey Nets selected him in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft . The Nets made consecutive NBA Finals appearances his first two years, and Scalabrine played four seasons with the team. In 2005, he signed with
320-535: A new status could be applied to prospective student athletes, dubbed an academic redshirt. That year, the NCAA started enforcing new, stricter admissions requirements for incoming athletic freshmen. Under these new requirements, a student athlete who meets a school's own academic admission requirements but does not meet the NCAA requirement of a 2.3 GPA across four years, may enter school as an academic redshirt. This student can receive an athletic scholarship and practice with
360-415: A redshirt sophomore all the way until their fifth year of eligibility, in which case they will be referred to as a fifth year senior. A redshirt freshman is distinguished from a true freshman : a student whose eligibility will run out upon graduation. Sometimes a redshirt junior is called a fourth year junior. Student athletes just out of high school may not be ready for the academic and athletic demands at
400-436: Is Summer Allen of Weber State , whose competitive college career spanned nine seasons. She competed in both the 2013 and 2021 NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship . Her eligibility was extended by going on an 18-month LDS Church mission that spanned two years of eligibility, redshirting one year, having a pregnancy one year, and losing a season due to COVID. Before the 2023 season , NCAA Division II followed
440-411: Is a huge difference between any (active or retired) NBA player and those outside the league. In an event organized by The Toucher and Rich Show , selected volunteers had the chance to play one-on-one against Scalabrine (until 11 points with a margin of two). The format was called the "Scallenge" and Scalabrine played four games, one against each of the voluntary contenders. Scalabrine won every game with
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#1732801561226480-472: Is also a member of the sports philanthropy organization Athletes for Hope. Despite his limited playing time, Scalabrine became a popular player. Bulls fans referred to him as "The White Mamba", a play on Kobe Bryant 's nickname of "The Black Mamba". In 2013, in response to criticism over his bench role throughout his career and to claims that many would beat him one-on-one, Scalabrine stated, "I'm closer to LeBron than you are to me", suggesting that there
520-648: The "White Mamba" , is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the co-host of "The Starting Lineup", which airs weekdays from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET on SiriusXM NBA Radio . Raised in Enumclaw, Washington , Scalabrine attended the University of Southern California after transferring from Highline College . As
560-515: The American Football Coaches Association , proposed a change to that sport's eligibility rules that maintains the current model of four years of play in five years, but significantly changes the redshirt rule. Under the proposal, medical redshirts would be eliminated, but redshirt status would not be lost unless a player participated in more than four games in a season. The proposal, which was unanimously passed by
600-484: The Boston Celtics and won a championship with the team in 2008. The Celtics also appeared in the 2010 NBA Finals . Scalabrine signed with the Chicago Bulls the following season, and played with them until 2012. Throughout his NBA career, Scalabrine served as a backup power forward . In 2013, Mark Jackson announced that Scalabrine would join his Golden State Warriors coaching staff. In 2014, Scalabrine took
640-474: The NAIA where nontraditional students are allowed to compete. In the NCAA, use of various eligibility deferral techniques can lead to situations wherein an athlete has been an athlete for much longer than four years. Because the NCAA gave a free season of eligibility to student-athletes affected by disruptions brought on by COVID-19 , this led to many athletes competing in a seventh season in 2021-2022. One example
680-460: The NCAA does not classify as a "recruited student-athlete". They have never made an official visit to the school, met with the school's athletic employees, had more than one phone call with them, or received a scholarship offer. These athletes are walk-ons , but can receive scholarships after enrolling; although they are immediately eligible to compete, their scholarships count for the school's quota in
720-538: The University of Nebraska who, in 1937, asked to practice but not play and wore a Nebraska red shirt without a number. The term is used as a verb , noun , and adjective . For example, a coach may choose to redshirt an athlete who is then referred to as a redshirt, and a redshirt freshman refers to an athlete in the first year of participation, after a redshirt non-participatory year. The term redshirt freshman indicates an athlete who will play in fewer than four games their freshman year. The following year they will be
760-628: The University of Southern California (USC). In his first year with the USC Trojans , he was the only player to start all 28 games. He led the Trojans in scoring (14.6 points), rebounding (6.4), and field goals (53.1%). In scoring, blocked shots, and field goals, he was also the only Pac-10 conference player among the top 10 players in those areas. His best game performance was against American University on December 21, 1998: 26 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks. On February 13, 1999, he scored 22 points including an important three-pointer in overtime;
800-477: The 2023 season. A special case involves the eligibility of an athlete who loses the majority of a season to injury, popularly known as a medical redshirt. A hardship waiver may be granted to those athletes who sustain a major injury while appearing in less than 30% of competitions and have not participated after the midpoint of a season. For the purposes of eligibility, athletes granted such a waiver are treated as though they did not compete in that season. In 2016,
840-565: The AFCA subcommittees for all three NCAA divisions, was approved by the NCAA Division I Council in June 2018, taking effect with the 2018 college football season. The original proposal was to have been retroactive, meaning that players with athletic eligibility remaining who had played in four or fewer games in a given season would have effectively received one extra season of eligibility, but
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#1732801561226880-635: The Bulls won 110–105. Scalabrine played only three minutes that game. He played 18 games with the Bulls and averaged 1.1 points and 0.4 rebounds per game. On September 22, 2011, during the 2011 NBA lockout , Scalabrine signed with the Italian team Benetton Treviso . He left the team in December 2011 to pursue opportunities in the NBA after the lockout had ended. On December 12, 2011, Scalabrine re-signed with
920-585: The Bulls. During the 2011–12 season, Scalabrine played in 28 games. In September 2012, he was offered a position as an assistant coach for the Bulls under Tom Thibiodeau, but instead opted to become a broadcaster for the Boston Celtics. In 2017, Brian joined the Ball Hogs of the BIG3 basketball league. In July 2013, Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson announced via Twitter that Scalabrine
960-751: The Eastern Conference Champions of the 2001–02 season and lost the 2002 NBA Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in four games. In a triple-overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Semifinal series, Scalabrine scored a career high 17 points. He surpassed that high with 29 points on January 26, 2005, against the Golden State Warriors . On April 15, 2005, he played
1000-573: The coach may remove the redshirt status and allow the athlete to participate in competition for the remainder of the year. The first athlete known to extend his eligibility in the modern era of redshirting was Warren Alfson of the University of Nebraska in 1937. Alfson requested that he be allowed to sit out his sophomore season due to the number of experienced players ahead of him. In addition, he had not started college until several years after graduating from high school, and thus felt he needed more preparation. The year off greatly benefited him; Alfson
1040-521: The final game of the regular season, Scalabrine tied a season-high with six rebounds and played 29 minutes. He did not make an appearance in the NBA playoffs. In the 2008 NBA Finals , the Celtics defeated the Lakers in six games. On September 21, 2010, Scalabrine agreed to a non-guaranteed contract with the Chicago Bulls . The Bulls visited the Boston Celtics on November 5, 2010, and in double overtime
1080-759: The final passed proposal was not retroactive. Shortly after the start of the 2024 season, NCAA Division I (both FBS and FCS) adopted a change to redshirt rules. The four-game limit now applies only to regular-season games. Conference championship games, bowl games, the FCS playoffs, and the College Football Playoff no longer count against the limit. Generally, eligibility must be used up within six years of enrolling at an eligible NCAA institution. Redshirts and medical redshirt eligibility deferrals cannot go beyond this six-year period. Although this rule does not apply to other collegiate sports organizations, like
1120-582: The first ten days of New Jersey Nets training camp. During the second quarter of the final 2001–02 preseason game, which took place against the Detroit Pistons on October 26, 2001, Scalabrine again injured his right foot. He made his NBA debut on January 31, 2002, when the Nets played against the Milwaukee Bucks . As a rookie, Scalabrine averaged 2.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game. He played in six playoff games his debut season and averaged 0.3 points and 0.5 rebounds. The Nets were
1160-407: The flexibility to use the athlete in competition for a full four years instead of just three years. While the redshirt status may be conferred by a coach at the beginning of the year, it is not confirmed until the end of the season, and more specifically, it does not rule an athlete ineligible in advance to participate in the season. If an athlete shows great talent, or there are injuries on the team,
1200-567: The redshirt rules used in D-I before 2018. The Division II Presidents Council voted in October 2022 to support a proposed change in redshirt rules for football, which would allow players in that sport in their first year of college attendance to play up to three games without losing a year of eligibility. This rule was approved by the D-II football membership at the 2023 NCAA Convention and took effect with
1240-574: The team later. This is also used by athletes with religious obligations, serving in the military, or completing missionary work that keeps them out of school for a season. Any eligibility lost during this time is deferred to future seasons. This is commonly used by adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ; the church's young men are strongly encouraged to go on 2-year missions , and young women are allowed but not expected to serve as such for 18 months. "Blueshirt" athletes are those that
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1280-408: The team playbook, as many college teams run more complex formations and executions than high school teams . Athletes may be asked to redshirt if they would have little or no opportunity to compete as an academic freshman, which is a common occurrence in team sports where there is already an established upperclassman and/or too much depth at a particular position. Redshirting allows the coaching staff
1320-417: The team, but may not participate in competition. An academic redshirt does not lose a year of eligibility, and may later take an injury redshirt if needed. Finally, as long as an academic redshirt completes nine academic credit hours in their first semester they may then compete in their second year free of restrictions. An athlete may also use a "grayshirt" year, in which the athlete attends school as neither
1360-524: The title White Mamba . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Mamba&oldid=1254211364 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Brian Scalabrine Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978), jokingly nicknamed
1400-514: The university level. Redshirting provides the opportunity, with tutoring, to take classes for an academic year and become accustomed to the academic and physical rigors of university athletics. They may also redshirt to undergo a year of practice with a team prior to participating in competition. In American college football , a student athlete may redshirt to work towards increasing physical size, strength, and stamina during their final phases of physical maturation . Athletes may also redshirt to learn
1440-674: The unranked USC won an upset victory over number-six Stanford 86–82 in overtime. He was the 1999 Pac-10 Newcomer of the Year and earned an All-Pac-10 honorable mention. During his second season with USC, Scalabrine was named to the All-Pac-10 first team and the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District 15 first team. He also earned a Sporting News All-American honorable mention. Again, he finished as USC's top scorer (17.8 ppg) and field goal shooter (53.1%) and
1480-545: Was All- Big Six Conference in 1939 and an All-American guard in 1940. In the NJCAA system, use of redshirt may be pointless, as most students graduate in two years. But, the NCAA counts eligibility against any collegiate sports involvement. This means competition in different leagues, such as the NJCAA, NCCAA , NAIA, NCAA, etc will count against one another. In January 2017, the trade association for college football coaches,
1520-468: Was a "small possibility" he would resume his playing career overseas in 2013. In 2014, Scalabrine wrote an essay to Boston to announce his "homecoming" to become a Comcast SportsNet announcer. His essay spoofed a famous Sports Illustrated story about LeBron James 's return to Cleveland. Scalabrine married Kristen Couch in 2003; their wedding ceremony was held in Hawaii . They have two children. He
1560-601: Was also the second-best Pac-10 scorer. He also made 40.3% of attempted three-pointers. Against the Oregon Ducks , Scalabrine scored 29 points and made 10 rebounds. USC advanced to the NCAA tournament in 2001 , Scalabrine's senior season. In the Elite Eight round, USC lost to Duke 79–69; Scalabrine scored 13 points. Scalabrine graduated with a degree in history. Because he injured his fifth metatarsal bone during workouts in late September 2001, Scalabrine missed
1600-574: Was joining his coaching staff. During the season, Jackson reassigned Scalabrine to the Warriors' D-League affiliate after a difference of opinion on the team's direction. In September 2012, Scalabrine announced that he had turned down an opportunity to become an assistant coach with the Bulls so that he could join Comcast SportsNet New England as a commentator. Scalabrine described the job as "a trial run", and said there
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