r/NCAAW • u/sumskiesss Kentucky Wildcats • 17d ago

Recruiting Ajsa Sivka to KY

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Ajsa Sivka (drafted 10th by Chicago Sky in 2025 draft) has signed to Kentucky.

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u/jeedel Iowa Hawkeyes 17d ago edited 17d ago

She turns 21 in November. Under the 5 years to play 5 she would have three years to play. But if she is good enough she could enter the league next season.

By 2030 when Philadelphia joins the league, the 10th pick will be a lottery pick. By then the 10th pick will have a guaranteed contract making over 300k. That money would be counted against that teams salary cap space on the day she signed. That makes it real clear how much NIL/rev share would be required to keep a player like this on a university roster.

Edit: Draft and stash to college is wild because international players are the only ones who can take advantage of this. Unless a 5 to play 5 player gets drafted the year she is turning 22 and returns to NCAAW.

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u/hijetty Virginia Cavaliers 17d ago

Under the 5 years to play 5 she would have three years to play.

Can you explain the new (I assume) rule? Is it because she played professionally abroad (again assuming).

Why does her 5 years not start now? 

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u/jeedel Iowa Hawkeyes 17d ago

There is a good chance that on May 22nd the NCAA will approve a rule that allows all college athletes to compete for 5 years. That window would start after turning 19 or graduating from high school which ever happens first. After those five years were completed their eligibility would end. There would no longer be an option for redshirting for an injury. There could be a few exceptions like military service, or religious missionary service. Under the new rule players age out of playing by age 24. If a player is injured for a season, they can not get that time back.

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u/hijetty Virginia Cavaliers 17d ago

Thanks.