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No idea why. I'm sure we'll find out soon.

2013 could end up being quite a large class adding another scholarship to it.

Creighton and Kansas State have been rumored... KSU would make sense as Bruce Weber recruited him out of high school at Illinois.

If he goes to a D1, he'll sit out another year, meaning he will end up with just three years to play after using his red-shirt this season.

You might be right, AA. Because it would be a transfer within the Big 10, besides having to sit out a season, he quite possibly would have to pay his own way.

Does anyone else have a definitive answer on this issue?

did some research and found this site which explains the intraconference transfer rules for the different conferences.

however it hasnt been updated since september of 06 so a lot could have changed since then

and found this on MSU'S website hence the reference to MSU in the paragraph. hope it answers your question

BIG TEN INTRACONFERENCE TRANSFER RULE
Effective for Big Ten Tenders signed for the 2011-12 academic year, a
prospect who signs a National Letter of Intent with MSU and has not
triggered transfer status, would be required to complete one full year of
residence and be charged with the loss of one season of eligibility in all
sports should he/she enroll at a second Big Ten institution. If the signing
institution grants a complete release from the NLI, the prospect is
permitted to enroll at any other Big Ten institution without penalty.
The new intraconference transfer rule will also apply to returning studentathletes
who sign a Big Ten Tender for the 2011-12 academic year. It is
important to note that for student-athletes who have triggered transfer
status (e.g., returning student-athletes), there is no exception to the
residence requirement and loss of eligibility should the student-athlete
transfer to another Big Ten institution.

I am shocked and very bummed about this news. I was really looking forward to watching Uthoff get on the court this year. Also, this could really hurt down the road.

Dekker will be mostly playing the 2 and 3 and Uthoff is a 4. After this year he would have got a ton of playing time, because who else do they have for the 4 spot? No one. So i don't think he felt recruited over, especially considering he was a pretty heralded recruit coming in.

Dekker is a great but he isn't a 2 nor close to a 3 at this moment, he still needs to develop better guard play and overall foot speed/quickness to play the 3 spot, he's a great stretch 4 for the big 10 at his level now...but losing Uthoff does hurt us tremendously he's high motor inside-out player, alot like Joe Krabbenhoft I think better than Joe IMO, been coaching against this kid for 2 summers and ever game he always played great, super tough, great IQ, he'll be missed greatly.

Yes, the #13 recruit in the nation, #3 SF in the nation isn't close to a SF at this moment.....

You are in for an epiphany next year apparently. Have you ever even watched him play?? He is a prototypical 3. Has unreal ball handling skills and court vision for a kid who is 6'8" His athleticism is amazing. He is a 3 through and through.

Silly Diener, Buzz doesn't run off the talented players, he runs off the players he recruits over.

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State Journal reporter spoke to him this afternoon. Doesn't seem like anything too crazy, just didn't like the system I guess.

I think he will be amazing in the future. I think he will struggle next year as he is just to light. once he adds 20 to 25 lbs of muscle to his frame he will be able to excel in the bang, bang big 10. scout has Dekker listed at 6-7 190lbs.

Why Iowa St?

i was wondering the same thing and couldnt find anything other than rumors as to why ISU was on the list.

the most common thing was that ISU and Wisconsin have been recruiting some of the same players and Wisconsin thinks that if Uthoff would go to ISU it would give ISU an advantage or something like that.

also seems to be a thought that UNI is his unofficial #1 option due to it being close to home and some of his former AAU team mates play there (don't know if this is true just what i read so if i am wrong feel free to let me know)