College hoops braces for its own fiasco after UNLV’s Sluka quits midseason

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Posted on September 26, 2024

By Isaac Trotter, CBS Sports: In the wake of the Matthew Sluka brouhaha, one question started to ruminate: when will this come to college basketball? There’s always a trickle-down, and this snafu is no different.

If the starting quarterback for an undefeated UNLV club can leave the team to preserve his redshirt amid an unprecedented NIL whodunit, then everything is on the table in this new era of college athletics.

“This is a lot more common than you think,” said Dan Poneman, who is hailed as one of the most influential NBA/NIL agents in the space. “Usually, players have to take it on the chin. This is the first time I’ve seen someone take a stand midseason.”

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College basketball braces for a fiasco of its own in the wake of UNLV QB Matthew Sluka quitting team midseason

A player quitting the team in the middle of an undefeated season is unprecedented, but multiple NIL agents shared accounts of similar financial promises not being kept behind the scenes in college basketball.

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