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Jesuit Tourney - Georgetown (Stephen Domingo)

Posted by JoTe on 7/11/2012, 12:08 pm

Really makes a lot of sense:

Especially as a return home game for SI player - Stephen Domingo who recently committed to Georgetown. And who just announced that he is enrolling at Georgetown a year early and giving up his Senior yeat at SI. (guess he got his GED).

SI Jesuit, USF Jesuit, and Georgetown Jesuit. Now let's see it come together and become a yearly event.

Weak.

Posted by Info on 7/11/2012, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Jesuit Tourney - Georgetown (Stephen Domingo)"

He didn't even tell his coach he was foregoing his senior year.

�From what I understand, he�s going to Georgetown next year and playing for Georgetown next year,� (Tim) Reardon told SanFranPreps.com. �I don�t know how that works, considering he didn�t graduate from high school, but that�s what his mother told our principal.�

Re: Weak.

Posted by Donzeee on 7/11/2012, 1:38 pm, in reply to "Weak."

maybe he is going to Georgetown prep for a year before going to college? its closer and he could learn the system earlier? but its still a weird decision

Re: Weak.

Posted by Dons69 on 7/11/2012, 1:54 pm, in reply to "Re: Weak."

a lot of kids that take AP classes, summer school, etc. have the units they need by the end of junior year. I knew kids from when mine were at Marin Catholic that took only AP courses senior year - effectively they had finished high school a year early.

Re: Weak.

Posted by Dons Central on 7/11/2012, 1:55 pm, in reply to "Re: Weak."

He is somehow eligible to play right away

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Cresco Dave on 7/11/2012, 2:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Weak."

Towson @Georgetown December 9th!

1 win Towson is loaded now.... can't compete in any tourney this postseason but come 2013-14... we will be dancing somewhere!!!

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by SF on 7/11/2012, 6:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Update (2:40 p.m.): The one remaining facet of this story that still undetermined is how Domingo is able to enroll early at Georgetown without a high school diploma from St. Ignatius. We are still waiting to hear back from the Georgetown Sports Information Department, but we were able to confirm that he does not have enough credits to graduate from St. Ignatius at this time. We spoke to Carole Nickolai, the assistant principal for academics at St. Ignatius, on this topic.

Nickolai: �We�re not exactly sure [how he is enrolling early] on our end. He hasn�t met the high school graduation requirements for St. Ignatius, but I don�t know if he hasn�t fulfilled others at a different institution or received other qualifications to enroll at Georgetown . . . On June 11, he emailed me to confirm the courses he was interested in taking [for the upcoming school year] . . . We�re curious [how he is enrolling] on our end as well. We wish Stephen the best of luck, but we were quite surprised.�

http://www.sanfranpreps.com/2012/07/11/boys-basketball-domingo-will-forgo-senior-season-at-si-to-enroll-at-georgetown/

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Sam on 7/11/2012, 7:34 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Who cares?

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Cresco Dave on 7/11/2012, 7:58 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Tell that to Dave Meggett tough guy!!!!

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by spot on 7/11/2012, 8:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Not so sure I would say I care, but it is an interesting situation that happens to be close to home.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Dave Megget on 7/11/2012, 11:27 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Who cares about Towson!

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Wooderson on 7/12/2012, 6:07 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Whatever the story turns out to be, I think as a private institution, G-Town is free to admit whomever they please. Whether that whomever can then satisfy NCAA requirements is a different story entirely.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by spot on 7/12/2012, 7:59 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

More to the point Wooderson, is a kid leaving high school a year early. I personally think it is ridiculous and am troubled by the high school sports scene. With players leaving before their senior years (or earlier) to play at what amounts to basketball factories with little allegiance to their prior institutions or teammates and now this. I'm not saying Stephen is a good or bad kid, just saying I don't like the trend.

well said, and wa

Posted by Festus on 7/12/2012, 8:38 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

And it's only going to get worse. As if prep sports isn't tragic enough. Armageddon is here.

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/apr/19/sports/la-sp-0420-sondheimer-transfers-20120420

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0518-sondheimer-column-20120518,0,397853.column

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by bkc on 7/13/2012, 4:54 am, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Who are the people advising kids like Domingo? And, why would an elite Jesuit university like Georgetown allow this in the first place? I'm not sure which is more distrubing.

I have no credibility when it comes to assessing basketball talent but I do know what an extraordinary talent looks like when I see it and unfortunately, this kid is no Bryce Harper.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Dons69 on 7/13/2012, 11:48 am, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

If the kid was determined to leave SI and the choice was between GU and some basketball factory he made the right decision. He will still nead to go through the NCAA clearing house to have his high school transcript vetted. He still needs the SAT scores,

Many kids get important courses out of the way the first three years so they are on admission applications filed first semester. For some of them it also allows a mnore enjoyable seniors year - given the alternatives this is a wise choice and may become more popular in the future if it works out for this kid.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by Red Dragons on 7/13/2012, 12:35 pm, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Lets hope not. It's not a good look, especially since he burned SI and all of his teammates there.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by NCAA on 7/13/2012, 12:04 am, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

NCAA rules require graduation from high school, completion of core courses and a minimum score on the SAT or ACT to play sports at a Division I or Division II school. It has not been disclosed if Domingo has taken either test to date, and the reports of early enrollment may prove to be premature if Domingo, 17, enrolls instead at a prep school to complete these requirements and joins the Hoyas thereafter.

Comparisons to the early enrollment of Hollis Thompson (ex'13) are not as similar as some may believe. Thompson completed his high school requirements one semester early and was admitted to Georgetown in the spring of 2008; he did not play on the team that year but served a season as what is known as a "greenshirt" recruit; i.e., an early high school graduate that maintained his eligibility for the following four years.

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by NCAA on 7/13/2012, 12:10 am, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

Georgetown requirements.

http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg02_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1182

Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???

Posted by tom 70 on 7/13/2012, 8:48 am, in reply to "Re: Looks like trouble for Domingo!!!???"

a lot of athletes finish up high school requirements early to go to the college of their choice. This is especially true in football were players want to practice with the team during Spring semester. The funny thing with Domingo is that no one at his high school was aware he might go to college early....did he take the SAT's early???or the ACT???? typically those are needed for NCAA clearing house considerations....we will know the rest of the story soon enough

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