The team signed one recruit. Madi Mace out of Parkersburg. 5-10 guard who passed 1,000 career points last year. She is actually graduating next month and will join the team in January. I don't think I've ever heard of a basketball recruit doing that. Will she even play in any games for her high school this year? Will she even have a scholarship in January? We're full if you include the Wisconsin transfer. Would she even be eligible to play in games come January?
I posted your questions on the RebKell women's basketball board, and received one response, from an international poster:
Joe Foss wrote:
Ohio signed Madi Mace, who will graduate high school this semester, and enroll at Ohio in January. A poster on the Ohio board wants to know if she would be eligible either to receive a scholarship or to play in NCAA games this season once she enrolls. Would the result change if she plays in high school games this year?
awhom111 replied:
Fully allowed, but of course it does count as a year of eligibility and some people don't want to use that on half a season. Some players who enroll early redshirt the half season so they have four full to play. A few players from Australia/New Zealand have done it since the school year follows the calendar year there.