We’ve had a couple of players in the last few years that were somewhat runoff/somewhat injured that we kept on the roster before they transferred. Steve Smith & Omar El-Sheikh come to mind. We missed out on potential mid season transfers if this Brown exception was available. Brown supposedly can comeback next year too.
I guess playing by the “ rules “ . Brown leaves making room under 15 for the new 6’-10 kid. Pitino probably told Brown he can return next year because schools can exceed the 15 player threshold next year because of this years COVID rule. Players on this years roster are given an extra year of eligibility . So for example Taj Benning/ Jesus Cruz could return to play for the stags next year even if FF exceeds 15 players on the actives roster.