As a result, some teams can play close to 40 games in a season, while others play barely more than the 28-game limit. DeBoer, a member of the NCAA management council, said she expected the Cats to play in Maui that year regardless of the event's exempt status. With no grandfather clause expected, UK's three games would count for only one against that season's limit. But UK's participation in such events in the future, especially the Pre-Season NIT, is problematic. As presently constituted, the Pre-Season NIT has a real problem.
Teams can play as few as one game or as many as four.
The NCAA limits teams to 13 scholarships. At this moment, UK has 16 scholarship players for next season. Clearly, something has to give. Cory Sears is willing to give up his scholarship. His mother acknowledged that Sears considered transferring.