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After sitting last season, Elijah Hughes ready to attack 2018-19 for Syracuse men’s basketball

After transferring from the East Carolina Pirates to the Syracuse Orange in May of 2017, forward Elijah Hughes was forced to spend an academic year in residence for the 2017-18 basketball season. In other words, Hughes wasn’t eligible to play for or receive travel expenses at Syracuse for the 2017-18 year.

In recent years there has been push to allow college athletes a one-time transfer and immediate eligibility without having to spend two semesters in residence. Sans a few loopholes for waivers, no progress has been made to undo the transfer rule itself.