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hoping also that new grad policy helps here or there. Sounded like in addition to other positives of USC for Kiki for example, she cited being able to focus on basketball rather than academics IIRC.

Kiki was the first person I thought of when I read about the new policy.  Examples of other recent graduating seniors the new policy (+ larger NIL $ pools) <might've> helped us retain include Oscar da Silva, Levani Damuni and David Bailey (though Bailey invoked the NCAA's fired-coaches exemption to transfer to TTech) - I'm pretty sure at least da Silva was interested in grad studies here.

[PalmTree]

hoping also that new grad policy helps here or there. Sounded like in addition to other positives of USC for Kiki for example, she cited being able to focus on basketball rather than academics IIRC.

Kiki was the first person I thought of when I read about the new policy.  Examples of other recent graduating seniors the new policy (+ larger NIL $ pools) <might've> helped us retain include Oscar da Silva, Levani Damuni and David Bailey (though Bailey invoked the NCAA's fired-coaches exemption to transfer to TTech) - I'm pretty sure at least da Silva was interested in grad studies here.