LA Tech AD playing hardball with men's hoopster transfer request

Rising sophomore LA Tech basketball player Xavian Stapleton has requested to be released from his scholarship following Michael White’s departure to Florida. Bulldog AD Tommy McClelland has placed a restriction of 55 schools that Stapleton will not be allowed to transfer to. In addition to C-USA, restrictions include any team on LA Tech’s 2015-16 OOC sked, any D-I school in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and, of course, one particular school in Florida! ::slight_smile:

Clarionledger.com: La. Tech restricting ex-Madison Central star Stapleton’s transfer

Shreveporttimes.com: La. Tech AD responds to Stapleton transfer restrictions

[quote=“Run49er, post:1, topic:29671”]Rising sophomore LA Tech basketball player Xavian Stapleton has requested to be released from his scholarship following Michael White’s departure to Florida. Bulldog AD Tommy McClelland has placed a restriction of 55 schools that Stapleton will not be allowed to transfer to. In addition to C-USA, restrictions include any team on LA Tech’s 2015-16 OOC sked, any D-I school in the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, and, of course, one particular school in Florida! ::slight_smile:

Clarionledger.com: La. Tech restricting ex-Madison Central star Stapleton’s transfer

Shreveporttimes.com: La. Tech AD responds to Stapleton transfer restrictions[/quote] Not letting him go to ANY school in a neighboring state is just infantile.

clt would restrict any transfers to unnccc ch or Eston college.

This is Juvenile bull shit that gets you nothing but hurts you down the road. Will be used in recruiting against them. Why do to a school that treats players like this.

[quote=“Gassman, post:4, topic:29671”]This is Juvenile bull s*** that gets you nothing but hurts you down the road. Will be used in recruiting against them. Why do to a school that treats players like this.[/quote]Yep, I get blocking transfers to conference opponents, and maybe a close by rival that you play every year (like we did with Davidson), but blocking anything else is petty.

Per Rothstein, state restrictions dropped. Stapleton has visited Bama and Iowa State and also considering Mississippi State.

years ago, we got john gullickson from davidson. excellent shooter!

Transferring to Mississippi State.