Lofton, Jr. Invited to USA Basketball U19 Training Camp

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Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton, Jr. has been selected to attend the USA Basketball U19 training camp to compete for a spot on the 2021 U19 FIBA World Cup Team.

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[Blue Dawg]

Do whatever it takes to keep this guy

Whatever it takes

[HogDawg]

Training Camp? Sounds like nothing more than a recruiting ground for the P5 schools to me.

[Blue Dawg]

Training Camp? Sounds like nothing more than a recruiting ground for the P5 schools to me.

They know who he is and where to find him.

[skilldawg]

They know who he is and where to find him.

… and the NBA can find him here. Hopefully, he stays for more than one year

[HogDawg]

So, how does the Transfer portal work from a timing perspective? Is there a point in time when it's "too late" for an athlete in a specific sport to transfer? In other words, is there ever a point in time when Tech fans can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that we have an athlete (e.g., Lofton) secured for at least another season? Just curious how the timing aspect works for each sport....

[sportdawg]

So, how does the Transfer portal work from a timing perspective? Is there a point in time when it's "too late" for an athlete in a specific sport to transfer? In other words, is there ever a point in time when Tech fans can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that we have an athlete (e.g., Lofton) secured for at least another season? Just curious how the timing aspect works for each sport....

The article is a couple years old, so it may be outdated How does the NCAA transfer portal work? - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper

Are there any deadlines during the portal process?

No. The only “deadlines” that may arise are normal enrollment periods and other eligibility guidelines that apply to all student-athletes. Players can enter or remove their names from the portal at any tim

[skilldawg]

Speaking of the portal...

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/202105070022

[HogDawg]

Speaking of the portal...

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/...s/202105070022

---- “The years of developing four-year guys are gone,” Dambrot said. “I think it’s now a two-year, junior-college, AAU-type of approach, where you develop them, you play them and then you don’t count on having anybody for four years anymore.”

---- While no program is immune to defections, there’s some fear that schools from outside the major conferences will serve as a farm system of sorts, even more than they have previously.

---- “It causes people to quit prematurely and not fight through adversity, which is teaching our young people to give up maybe sometimes before they should,” Dambrot said. “I think that’s one part I don’t like. I sound like an old man with that, but we’ve all hit that point where we all wanted to quit, whether it’s your job, whether it’s your marriage, whether it’s with a friend, anything.”

Quotes from the link above.