Gonzaga Fining Players

[hookyIU1990]

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'They're actually paying fines': Gonzaga's technical fouls now come with monetary consequences – potentially up to $5,000

Technical fouls can be a costly endeavor, particularly for a team like Gonzaga that has found itself in a handful of single-possession games this season, with five of the Bulldogs' seven losses decided in regulation by an average margin of 3.6 points and two others decided in overtime.

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Exactly how much are Gonzaga players forking over for their technical fouls?

According to senior point guard Ryan Nembhard, the current number is $5,000 – not an insignificant sum for a college athlete, even in an NIL climate where some are earning six or seven figures through various endorsements and sponsorship deals.

“I think it’s just $5,000 consistent now,” Nembhard told The Spokesman-Review after Thursday’s game. “At a certain point, (Few) just figured out you’ve got to pay the $5,000. We’re getting way too many techs. So, you won’t see me getting no techs, that’s for sure.”

 

[kmathum]

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'They're actually paying fines': Gonzaga's technical fouls now come with monetary consequences – potentially up to $5,000

Technical fouls can be a costly endeavor, particularly for a team like Gonzaga that has found itself in a handful of single-possession games this season, with five of the Bulldogs' seven losses decided in regulation by an average margin of 3.6 points and two others decided in overtime.

www.spokesman.com

Exactly how much are Gonzaga players forking over for their technical fouls?

According to senior point guard Ryan Nembhard, the current number is $5,000 – not an insignificant sum for a college athlete, even in an NIL climate where some are earning six or seven figures through various endorsements and sponsorship deals.

“I think it’s just $5,000 consistent now,” Nembhard told The Spokesman-Review after Thursday’s game. “At a certain point, (Few) just figured out you’ve got to pay the $5,000. We’re getting way too many techs. So, you won’t see me getting no techs, that’s for sure.”

They're pros now. Treat them as such.

 

[bwcoach]

They're pros now. Treat them as such.

Maybe IU should fine some of these players money for being lazy and doing dumb stuff. Some might owe by the end of the season.

 

[bwcoach]

Sorry, beyond their NIL money.

 

[bdhman]

I like it. Also fine them for being late to meetings, practice, weight lifting, bus rides, ect. They are indeed professionals.

 

[demunn]

Legit question, can we release players for poor performance or is there anything contractual (I think there used to be) in their scholarship that we're obligated to cover them for four years?

 

[IUNorth]

Legit question, can we release players for poor performance or is there anything contractual (I think there used to be) in their scholarship that we're obligated to cover them for four years?

This is a good question...do we still have the "IU Bill of Rights" conditions to work through?

Maybe that's a reason why we've had guys like Galloway, Leal, etc... that have either stuck it out...or been allowed to stick it out...???

 

[hookyIU1990]

This is a good question...do we still have the "IU Bill of Rights" conditions to work through?

Maybe that's a reason why we've had guys like Galloway, Leal, etc... that have either stuck it out...or been allowed to stick it out...???

I think the bill of rights is still in place. But I think if a kid wants to play basketball, he's going to go play basketball somewhere and not just stay at IU to finish his degree. The exception being a kid that gets hurt and can no longer play, possibly like Newton.

 

[asindc]

Legit question, can we release players for poor performance or is there anything contractual (I think there used to be) in their scholarship that we're obligated to cover them for four years?

NIL is officially not tied to performance. In the most literal sense, it has virtually nothing to do with a student’s status as an athlete. Any one can pay any student, athlete or not, a salary based upon NIL if they so choose. Of course, we all know the real motivation is to entice a student to attend a particular school and play intercollegiate sports at that school. But contractually speaking, there is nothing in NIL deals that addresses the performance of an athlete, let alone the quality of that performance.

 

[.Gerdis]

NIL is officially not tied to performance. In the most literal sense, it has virtually nothing to do with a student’s status as an athlete. Any one can pay any student, athlete or not, a salary based upon NIL if they so choose. Of course, we all know the real motivation is to entice a student to attend a particular school and play intercollegiate sports at that school. But contractually speaking, there is nothing in NIL deals that addresses the performance of an athlete, let alone the quality of that performance.

Seems odd that the owners can pay players, but the school (which cannot) is the one fining the players? The players don’t work for Few, they work for the boosters.

 

[IUNorth]

I think the bill of rights is still in place. But I think if a kid wants to play basketball, he's going to go play basketball somewhere and not just stay at IU to finish his degree. The exception being a kid that gets hurt and can no longer play, possibly like Newton.

I don't know if this is the case, or not...and maybe the bball coach can influence this with the NIL stakeholders...probably can to some extent.

But what about the players that are making more at IU than they could likely make anywhere else? And are o.k. with more limited roles, because they know they're making life altering levels of money?

Does the coach have the ability to stop that money flow? Or does IU's Bill of Rights play a role there too? We've certainly had some guys transfer out of IU's program, but we also have retained a lot of players since NIL and Portal dynamics started.

It was just a thought that maybe Woodson would have like to have moved on a few of them, but was handcuffed by Bill of Rights stuff?

 

[ams66]

The Bill of Rights was introduced under a prior AD to deal with the Creaning of players due to persistent oversigning.

I have not heard about it in a some time so I also wonder if it's still official policy.

The coach is certainly communicating with the collectives about who he is trying to recruit. But I think there's nothing the coach can do once the deal is in place. It's between the player and the NIL sponsors/collective, specifically not the school. He might still have influence over next year's deal, I guess. Also if a player wants to go out and rustle up his own sponsors he can do that too.