Analysis: The Hardship Eligibility Process and Why It Doesnt Apply to Tyran Stokes

Multiple sources tell J425 that SPS sought a hardship hearing for the nation's top basketball recruit. By rule, it doesn't apply to his situation.

The hardship process is a Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association hearing process available to transfer athletes who wish to forego the published eligibility process and plead an individual case to a district hearing board.

In electing this method, the student stipulates that if eligibility isn’t granted, they face a one year sit out period.

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