I know Grinnell, Landmark, and Reed College have “no-cut” policy teams for basketball, but 2 of those 3 schools have a 33% acceptance rate. I want to play college ball, but since I’m sick of getting cut all the time, I want to play for colleges like the ones mentioned. Does anyone know of any colleges that have the policy?
How good or competitive could a team be that had such a policy? Most high schools don’t even have such a policy unless they have lower teams (junior varsity, varsity).
If you just want to play, look for club teams or intramural. Don’t base your college decision on whether the school has a no cut basketball team.
The only reason I don’t go for intramural sports is because I want to compete at a college level. And Grinnell is very famous at the D3 level.
I’d be curious to see how you define “no-cut”. I find it hard to believe any NCAA has a true no-cut policy as that would not make them very competitive and would sort of defeat the whole concept of college varsity sports. Are you saying that after the initial try-out, if you make the team you will not be cut for 4 years??? For any reason??
Yes, takeitallin.
The only time I expect otherwise is when a team rule is broken, all in.
Grinnell men’s basketball team has a roster of 24. A total of 23 recorded playing time. I do not know if someone can be cut for committing a crime or flunking out or any other reason that someone may pose…but I think we can get the idea anyway.
(Girls’ roster is a more typical 14)
Also, while intramural college sports are very non-competitive and just-for-fun, many club level college teams are extremely competitive. It varies from school to school, but often club players could potentially play at the varsity level (D1, D2, or D3) but have chosen not to for various reasons: don’t want the grueling schedule of varsity, place more emphasis on academics than sports, etc. Just something you might consider if you want to look at a wider range of schools. These teams still travel and play well above a “rec” level of basketball.
Fenwaypark, Grinnell has already been mentioned in the post.
All in, I know a few colleges where all abilities are welcome like Isothermal community college and Michigan Tech. However Michigan Tech has both club and NCAA. The two teams for MTU have no relation to each other like North Carolina at Chapel Hill would have with its JV or club team.
Just trying to support you with facts in the face of some who doubt your unsubstantiated claims. Won’t do that anymore.
I’m sorry, Fenway. I didn’t know you were trying to do that.
I’ve heard that at least some Cal Tech sports teams are no cut. Obviously there’s a very high academic bar to get in though.
Bluewater15, I got an email from the coach for basketball at Caltech saying that the policy doesn’t exist for basketball. You may be right about the other sports, though. 8% acceptance rate? Jesus…
Am I understanding you that “you are sick of getting cut all the time?” Does that mean you didn’t make your high school basketball team?
That and probably try outs for club teams is my guess.
legend23km, yes, Cal Tech is a pretty tough place to get into and also pretty strongly focused on STEM fields . . . great school but not for everyone for sure.
I got cut 6 times in 7 years. Twice my freshman year (second time was an accelerated tryout for sophomore year) once my junior year in high school. I didn’t try out my senior year because Cross Country got in the way. I took a year off from school to find a job (which I failed, but tried to improve on my game while O was at it), then I went to a juco unrecognized by the NJCAA and tried out for the team and failed twice (once each semester for a year), and then I tried out for a team in a military base called Fort Sam Houston and failed again.
I played Special Olympics in high school so I could develop my skills to play JV and Varsity, but the plan failed. I was getting my ass kicked by freshmen when I was a senior. I got gassed very easily and I needed to get back in playing shape before my college tryouts, so I played against high school students in Michael Jordan Flight School and passed the test. I figured I still had something left in me after that, so that’s why I’m still looking for schools who’ll take me.
I wish the basketball coach would take a page off of Grinnell’s playbook and instill the same policy. Landmark College for the learning imparied has a “no-cut” policy team, but you have a 54% chance of acceptance and a year there is 65 grand.