Clark is indeed back at Douglass

he shouldnt be able to play.. all of this transferring around just for sports is pathetic IMO
 
Will he be eligible? I honestly don't know.

Who was the kid from Norman that went to a prep school, Oak Hill maybe and came back but couldn't play for a year??? Boyd maybe. I might be remembering the story wrong though.
 
I think he will be eligible, or he would not have moved back. He lives in the district, with his mother, then he will be eligible. There is a lot of "grey" with the OSSAA. Because yes he moved out of district, but that is not what the OSSAA is concerned about, when he lives in the district, thats all they care about.
Now if he would have moved to another school w/in Okla then there would be a "sit" year. ex. OU football recruit Dj Ward, who is sitting this year, but will graduate early.
 
Some of you seem like you are hoping that a 17 year old kid is denied the opportunity to play basketball because he experimented with prep school and got homesick. I don't get that. I don't know Stevie Clark but everything I have read about this kid impresses me. He makes great grades, he takes AP classes, he is one of the best basketball players in the state, he has not been arrested or in any trouble to my knowledge, he is reportedly respectful and a positive influence in school. As best I can tell the only thing this kid has possibly done wrong is not committed to OU.

I hope Clark gets to play. I would love to see him at OU but his choice of schools is not going to be a reason for me to actively wish bad things on the young man.
 
High school is for getting a general education that you will use the rest of your life. It isn't for sports. Sorry, but I'm AGAINST transferring schools for athletic reasons only. But that's fine, Clark transferred out to the Nevada to play ball. He is entitled to do that. What I don't think he is entitled to do is then transfer BACK to his old school, mid-semester, and immediately be eligible for sports. They shouldn't allow it. And I believe there was a time not long ago when he wouldn't have been able to do it.

But Denver, nobody is HOPING the kid is denied an opportunity to play basketball, and nobody is actively wishing bad things on him. Stop being so dramatic about what people said, and tuning it into more.
 
I'm pretty sure that Stevie is eligble to play under current OSSA rules. And that is fine. However, over the last several weeks his own actions seem to have defined him as incedible self absorbed flake. Not seeing that can only be attributed to being blinded by his ability to make baskets. Of course that is just my opinion. I could be wrong.
 
DenverSooner said:
Some of you seem like you are hoping that a 17 year old kid is denied the opportunity to play basketball because he experimented with prep school and got homesick. I don't get that. I don't know Stevie Clark but everything I have read about this kid impresses me. He makes great grades, he takes AP classes, he is one of the best basketball players in the state, he has not been arrested or in any trouble to my knowledge, he is reportedly respectful and a positive influence in school. As best I can tell the only thing this kid has possibly done wrong is not committed to OU.

I hope Clark gets to play. I would love to see him at OU but his choice of schools is not going to be a reason for me to actively wish bad things on the young man.
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Agreed...If Clark was still considering us or was committed to us...everyone would be singing a different tune. A lil too much bitterness going on.
 
WTSooner said:
High school is for getting a general education that you will use the rest of your life. It isn't for sports. Sorry, but I'm AGAINST transferring schools for athletic reasons only. But that's fine, Clark transferred out to the Nevada to play ball. He is entitled to do that. What I don't think he is entitled to do is then transfer BACK to his old school, mid-semester, and immediately be eligible for sports. They shouldn't allow it. And I believe there was a time not long ago when he wouldn't have been able to do it.

But Denver, nobody is HOPING the kid is denied an opportunity to play basketball, and nobody is actively wishing bad things on him. Stop being so dramatic about what people said, and tuning it into more.
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yep it just always made me sick to play teams in the city that would have new players on the roster in the fall and then that player is gone in the spring playing his other sport at another school... situations like that happened al of the time... its weak and i would say that even if he were an OU commit... and if that were true i would see that as a red flag
 
DenverSooner said:
Some of you seem like you are hoping that a 17 year old kid is denied the opportunity to play basketball because he experimented with prep school and got homesick. I don't get that. I don't know Stevie Clark but everything I have read about this kid impresses me. He makes great grades, he takes AP classes, he is one of the best basketball players in the state, he has not been arrested or in any trouble to my knowledge, he is reportedly respectful and a positive influence in school. As best I can tell the only thing this kid has possibly done wrong is not committed to OU.

I hope Clark gets to play. I would love to see him at OU but his choice of schools is not going to be a reason for me to actively wish bad things on the young man.
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I hope you are not referring to me. I was just asking, because I know that the OSSAA can be hard to understand at times.

I couldn't remember the deal with Boyd but my brother brought up a good point. Boyd played at Oak Hill while his mother lived here. If Clark had played any at that school, even though his mother lived here, he wouldn't be eligible for a year.

I disagree the OSSAA doesn't care about things that happen outside of the state.

I am glad he gets to play. Kid can really play and brings good attention to Oklahoma Prep basketball.

My biggest fear is I am going to have to watch him play in an orange jersey the next 4 years.
 
I didn't have the balls to leave my hometown, friends and family to travel to another state during my senior year of high school to work and try to better myself. I think it is pretty admirable that a kid his age would give it a try.

This kid put in the work to earn a 4.0, put in the work to be the best player on his HS basketball team (best in the state?) and had enough credits to graduate in three years? I wish more kids today were this flakey.
 
Reminds me of Jarnell Stokes last year. He transferred to Oak Hill but had second thoughts. I don't think he ever played a game for them, but he still wasn't eligible. Obviously the rules in Memphis and Oklahoma aren't going to be exactly the same, but Stokes ended up having to sit out his senior year. He was in position to graduate early and ended up playing the second half for Tennessee last year.

Clark already put serious consideration into graduating early. Perhaps that's still an option.
 
We have kids barely passing remedial math/english in high school that are allowed to play sports, but a kid who has a 4.0 and could graduate early decided to go to school in another state for a couple weeks and didn't like it, should be ineligible.

Got it.
 
hoopsaustin said:
yep it just always made me sick to play teams in the city that would have new players on the roster in the fall and then that player is gone in the spring playing his other sport at another school... situations like that happened al of the time... its weak and i would say that even if he were an OU commit... and if that were true i would see that as a red flag
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That is a completely different situation than Clark's.
 
campbest said:
We have kids barely passing remedial math/english in high school that are allowed to play sports, but a kid who has a 4.0 and could graduate early decided to go to school in another state for a couple weeks and didn't like it, should be ineligible.

Got it.
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That is what is tough with the OSSAA at times.

I know of a student athlete that wasn't allowed to participate after moving in from California. The student moved to Oklahoma with her father and sister while Mom stayed in California in a rehab facility. They ruled her ineligible because they said it was dual residency because her mom was living in the rehab facility. WOW

Sometimes it just doesn't make sense.

From what I have heard, I am glad the young man that moved from CA to Edmond North was cleared by the NCAA.

I hope Clark gets to play, he is fun to watch.
 
In talking with the OU coaches, they stopped recruiting Clark when Jordan committed.
They fully expect him to go to Oklahoma State but they do not have any contact with
him at this time.
 
ouleopard said:
In talking with the OU coaches, they stopped recruiting Clark when Jordan committed.
They fully expect him to go to Oklahoma State but they do not have any contact with
him at this time.
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We spend a lot of time on this message board talking about Clark and I'm a huge fan, but Jordan Woodard is really, really, good. Fact of the matter is Woodard is more of an OU system guy and Clark's style is suited for the teams recruiting him like Baylor, Missouri, Oklahoma State, and Marquette, where he'll have offensive freedom.
 
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