Tis the season for grassroots movements, community organizing, participation and non-participation. But this fall, those things aren’t exclusive to the political climate and the 2016 election.
It’s trickled down to college athletics, all the way to women’s basketball.
Friday marks the first day of the last evaluation period of 2016, a three-day window in which Division I coaches can watch recruitable prospects. Originally designed as an event for uncommitted seniors, the fall evaluation period has ballooned to include events for players as young as freshmen in high school, with players spilling into the gym in hopes of catching the eye of a college coach.