Walking on in D3 Basketball

gointhruaphase
Sun, 01 Aug 2021 20:17:06 +0000

With respect to recruited athletes at NESCAC schools, typically there are two slotted recruits per year on teams other than LAX or football. In addition, there are probably 2-3 tips. Slots are athletes whose academic performance is quite a bit less than the ordinary admitted student. Tips are athletes whose academic performance is roughly the same as other admitted students and are supported by the coach. The number of recruited athletes differs from year to year, but I would guess basketball would average at about 4.

The 2016 Amherst Report on Athletics notes that walk-ons generally have decreased over the years, and suggests that there is a total of only 20 walk-ons per class and that they do not get much playing time. According to the Report, they often drop off the team after the first year. The link to the Report appears below. Check out page 7.

amherst.edu

PlaceOfAthleticsAtAmherst_Secure_1.pdf

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Admittedly, this Report is only for one school, and admissions information applies to only NESCAC schools. However, some of the information illustrates trends at other similar schools. You might also be interested in the section on club and intramural sports.